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Subject: Re: Startup script
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On Mon, 28 Apr 2003 10:36:07 -0400
"Turner, Ryan" <Ryan.Turner@analog.com> wrote:

> I want to run a script on startup that will perform some work and then
> shut the machine down.  My script looks something like this:
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> # do some stuff
> 
> shutdown -h now
> 
> 
> 
> Where should I place this script?  I want it to run after entering
> multi-user mode and I would like it to run as root.

Placing it in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ should work.