Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:45:06 +0100 From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erik_N=F8rgaard?= <norgaard@locolomo.org> To: wc_fbsd@xxiii.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: How to start a script running at boot time? Message-ID: <442308D2.1050808@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.2.20060323151634.033f1248@xxiii.com> References: <6.2.5.6.2.20060323151634.033f1248@xxiii.com>
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wc_fbsd@xxiii.com wrote: > Hi, > > I have a script I would like to launch at boot time, as a non-root > user, to remain running in the background. What is the best way to > accomplish this? I looked through the rc* stuff, and it looks like > overkill for what I need, plus my scripting isn't that strong either. > > I know I can do something like: su - user -c "script_to_run" > But I don't even know what's the best place to include that. > > Any suggestions, or examples? A sample script could be /etc/rc.d/sysctl, it contains a block sysctl_start() which is executed when you run # /etc/rc.d/sysctl start Using that as a sample you can insert you custom startup code. Cheers, Erik -- Ph: +34.666334818 web: www.locolomo.org S/MIME Certificate: www.daemonsecurity.com/ca/8D03551FFCE04F06.crt Subject ID: 9E:AA:18:E6:94:7A:91:44:0A:E4:DD:87:73:7F:4E:82:E7:08:9C:72 Fingerprint: 5B:D5:1E:3E:47:E7:EC:1C:4C:C8:3A:19:CC:AE:14:F5:DF:18:0F:B9
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