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Subject: Re: How to Get Program to Start Automatically Upon Boot
Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 22:15:43 +1100
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- Try

/usr/local/etc/rc.d/


Create a startup script liek so


vi sysprogs.sh
Tyep in  the following

#!/bin/sh
/usr/local/sysprogs/bin/startsomething

Exit From vi


Chmod 755 sysprogs.sh


On Mon, 18 Dec 2000, Drew Tomlinson wrote:
> I have added a program to my system and would like it to start
> automatically upon boot.  I'm sure it's as simple as adding the program
> name to some startup script but I don't know where that would be.  So
> what file do I need to modify?
> 
> Thanks for your help!
> 
> Drew
> 
> 
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