Hi,
You could create a script that starts the program and then place it in
/etc/init.d and play with chkconfig or update-rc.d
Ryan
On Tue, 2002-12-03 at 16:49, Aris Santillan wrote:
> hi
>
> you can add the command to execute your script at /etc/rc.local
>
> or use crond / crontab to execute your script at a certain time
>
> aris santillan
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rikki T. Vizcarra [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 12:52 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [plug] HELP!!! Running programs on startup...
>
>
> Hello fellow pluggers,
>
> Going straight to my problem, I need to run some programs automatically when
> my linux box boots up. What's the best way to approach this? To be more
> specific, i've got a java application that needs to be run on the system
> when it starts.
>
> So far with what I did, the system did boot up and my application did run,
> but since the application doesn't give back the console to the system, other
> startup scripts (that should have run after my application) didn't run
> unless I terminate the program. The application just lets you see some logs
> on things he is doing on the system.
>
> Is there a good approach to make this work? Is there a way to run the
> program on a separate window (for example run it in tty6) when it starts?
>
> Thanks,
> Rikki
>
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