Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 09:26:44 -0800 From: Drew Tomlinson <drew@mykitchentable.net> To: Werther Pirani <werther.pirani@nexgo.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: schedule a script at "system startup" Message-ID: <43971B54.9070907@mykitchentable.net> In-Reply-To: <4392F9CA.2050808@nexgo.de> References: <7.0.0.16.2.20051203201101.061b5dd8@msdi.ca> <4392F9CA.2050808@nexgo.de>
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On 12/4/2005 6:14 AM Werther Pirani wrote: > Ian Lord wrote: > >> I guess there might be a way to put a script in /etc/rd.d/ but I >> don't know how to run it under a specifid uid > > > Create a script (name is not important as long as it ends in .sh) Although customary, it does not have to end in ".sh" AFIK Cheers, Drew. > and put it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d. Also, make sure the script is > executable and contains lines like: > > #!/bin/sh > > echo -n " some informative message here" > > su -l username -c '( command arg1 ... argn )' > > Run the script (as root) manually with /usr/local/etc/rc.d/sctript.sh to > verify everything is okay and in case you need/want to add redirection > (still inside parenthesis). > > > > Hope this helps, > > Werther -- Visit The Alchemist's Warehouse Magic Tricks, DVDs, Videos, Books, & More! http://www.alchemistswarehouse.com
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