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What is the most compatible way I can arrange to automatically run a program
every time my SUSE 10.3 based server boots? Ideally it should run at the
end of the boot process after the network stuff has finished initialising.
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> What is the most compatible way I can arrange to automatically run a program
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Become root and do:
ln -s /path/to/myscript /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/S99myscript
Do this for each level you want this (e.g. rc3.d for init 3)
More info in /etc/init.d/README on how to do it correctly, because the
way above is the poor mans version. :-D
houghi
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Hi Brian
A couple of choices.
- Create your own boot script that is compatible with all those in
/etc/rc.d then plug it into the right runlevel. This has gotten a bit
complicated since 9.x though as you need to allow for concurrency. I
dont remember the utility you have to run to insert it nowadays. Some
reading needed! I think I saw a readme in the runlevel directory
sructure. (You could also obviously hack an existing script to launch
your app, but beware of YAST updates)
- If it can run from /etc/rc.d/boot.local then just modify that script
with your requirements. Keep in mind that this is prior to network start.
- A repetitive cron job/script that checks for the presence of a flag or
pid file. ie it wont run if it is present but the flag is deleted by
/etc/rc.d/boot.local.
- You can run it from /etc/inittab. I have never tried this but it
apparently works.
- You can launch a users login that auto starts the app from their
..bashrc file or /etc/passwd shell definition. I use the .bashrc to
launch a Xorg/Firefox thing after the user uses the CLI to login. (No
window or desktop manager - surveillance system)
Even though it takes some learning I would recommend the rc.d/init
approach.
Cheers Bob
Brian Gregory [UK] wrote:[color=blue]
> What is the most compatible way I can arrange to automatically run a program
> every time my SUSE 10.3 based server boots? Ideally it should run at the
> end of the boot process after the network stuff has finished initialising.
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