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Date:      Thu, 13 Sep 2007 21:21:13 +0300
From:      Manolis Kiagias <sonicy@otenet.gr>
To:        jackbarnett@gmail.com
Cc:        Freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Running process on startup as a user
Message-ID:  <46E97F99.5000904@otenet.gr>
In-Reply-To: <46E97E2D.7070300@gmail.com>
References:  <46E97E2D.7070300@gmail.com>

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Jack Barnett wrote:
>
> Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86.
>
> I have a script called:
>
> /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh
> The user is 'foo'.  The password is 'bar'.
>
> What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that
> way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's
> self).
>
> thoughts?
>

Looks like a good job for a user crontab:

Login as the foo user, type:

crontab -e

Insert the line:

@reboot       /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh

Save, exit, you are done. Look at man 5 crontab for more details and
possible caveats.



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