On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, weide72 wrote:
> I got crond running on start up. Now I need to have an executable
> file run on start up as well. The .exe file is in the root
An 'exe' file eh? didn't know they existed under linux :-)
What goes for starting crond goes for anything else.
> directory. Also, I have it set up so I need to login with root and
> then a password. Is it possible to do this?
> Last question, I promise.
You need to set a linux password! Google is your friend - you have to do
some work yourself.
> --- In Jim Jackson <> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > You need to read up on the SysV INIT system, which is sort of what
> is
> > used - though much simplified.
> >
> > see for instance.....
> >
> > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-
> guide/s1-boot-init-shutdown-sysv.html
> > http://www.linuxnetmag.com/en/issue6/m6inits1.html
> >
> > But it is very stripped down on the TS72xx's
> >
> > Essentially on boot the init program reads /etc/inittab and start
> various
> > things (like getty on serial ports so you can login), and it runs
> script
> > /etc/rc.d/rcS.sysinit and as the default run level
> (see /etc/inittab) is 3
> > is runs /etc/rc.d/rcS 3, which runs the scripts linked
> in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
> > (those that begin with "S") in numeric order. To see what is run do
> >
> > ls -l /etc/rc.d/rc3.d/S*
> >
> >
> > So to get cron started the quick and dirty way modify the script
> > /etc/rc.d/rcS.sysinit to start crond.
> >
> > To do it properly (:-) make a script to start/stop crond, put it at
> > /etc/init.d/crond, and add a suitable link from
> directory /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
> > that links to this script. See how its done by checking out
> > /etc/init.d/rc.inetd
> >
> > e.g. cd /etc/rc.d/rc3.d
> > ln -s ../../init.d/crond S30crond
> >
> > The sysV init stuff is infinitely configurable :-) see Gooches'
> rant on
> > the topic at
> >
> > http://www.atnf.csiro.au/people/rgooch/linux/boot-scripts/
> >
> > HTH
> > Jim
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 3 Oct 2006, weide72 wrote:
> >
> > > Jim-
> > >
> > > One more quick question. How do I have this CRON process run
> > > immediatley at start up?
> > >
> > > Ryan
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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