Linux startup configuration files for newbie
February 24, 2002 07:31 AM
what are the configuration files that are accessed when linux boots right up till the user is logged in? is there an equivalent of an "autoexec.bat" script of file that is automatically run when the system boots/user logs in?
Im running redhat 7.1 btw.
Thanks.
Edited by - Abominus on February 24, 2002 8:32:59 AM
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February 24, 2002 01:05 PM
Depending on what runlevel it is, different files are run. You should have a directory of symbolic links. read man init.
If you want to run a file just for when your user starts up, I think redhat has .bashrc in your home directory. At the end of it just put the full path to your program.
If you want to run a file just for when your user starts up, I think redhat has .bashrc in your home directory. At the end of it just put the full path to your program.
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February 24, 2002 01:37 PM
.profile in a home directory can also be edited to allow echo''ing on login and execution of scripts.
February 24, 2002 02:06 PM
I am using slackware (which isn''t SYS V) but i use this file /etc/rc.d/rc.local. You may or may not have that file.
February 25, 2002 05:26 AM
quote: Original post by Ravuya
.profile in a home directory can also be edited to allow echo''ing on login and execution of scripts.
Thanks. But where if the .profile for root kept? And .profile is user specific. Is there another file which is global to the entire machine. What I mean is a startup file which is run regardless of which user logs in.
February 25, 2002 06:43 AM
/etc/profile
/etc/rc.local
You probably don''t want to touch the latter, and messing with the former can lead to a nice mess too, so be careful with what you''re trying to do.
/etc/rc.local
You probably don''t want to touch the latter, and messing with the former can lead to a nice mess too, so be careful with what you''re trying to do.
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February 25, 2002 03:03 PM
Ok, a couple of clarifications seem in order.
/etc/profile: run right after the user enters their username and password. Can be overrided by a (homedir)/.profile depending on system configuration.
/root/.profile: the location of the .profile file for root.
(note that you have to use an "ls -a" command to see files that begin with a ".".
/etc/rc.d/rc.local: run when the system boots up. Not that scary.
/etc/rc.d/rc#.d: (replace # with run-level number). Run on system boot into appropriate run level. Kind of messy.
Each have different uses.
They''re coming for you!
/etc/profile: run right after the user enters their username and password. Can be overrided by a (homedir)/.profile depending on system configuration.
/root/.profile: the location of the .profile file for root.
(note that you have to use an "ls -a" command to see files that begin with a ".".
/etc/rc.d/rc.local: run when the system boots up. Not that scary.
/etc/rc.d/rc#.d: (replace # with run-level number). Run on system boot into appropriate run level. Kind of messy.
Each have different uses.
They''re coming for you!
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