Running process on startup as a user
Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. I have a script called: /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's self). thoughts? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running process on startup as a user
Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. I have a script called: /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's self). thoughts? Create a crontab entry for the 'foo' user that reads: @reboot /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=crontabsektion=5 ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running process on startup as a user
On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 at 13:15 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] confabulated: Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. I have a script called: /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's self). thoughts? You could put the script in a crontab for that user: @reboot /bin/sh /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh According to 'man 5 crontab', @reboot runs the script once at startup. -- _|_ (_| | ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running process on startup as a user
Jack Barnett wrote: Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. I have a script called: /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that way if the box reboots, then this users process also re-starts it's self). thoughts? Looks like a good job for a user crontab: Login as the foo user, type: crontab -e Insert the line: @reboot /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh Save, exit, you are done. Look at man 5 crontab for more details and possible caveats. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Running process on startup as a user
On Sep 13, 2007, at 1:15 PMSep 13, 2007, Jack Barnett wrote: Using FreeBSD 6.2 x86. I have a script called: /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh The user is 'foo'. The password is 'bar'. What I'm trying to do is run the MyScript.sh command on startup (that way if the box reboots, then this users process also re- starts it's self). thoughts? /etc/crontab allows you to actually specify the user to run the process as in the 6th field. An entry such as: @reboot foo /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh Would work for running the process at startup. The following entry is an example for running a script as user for every Monday on 3pm: 00 03* * 1 foo /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh And, as others have already said, you can just put the following entry in user foo's crontab: * Note, you can access that user's crontab by loggin in as that user and typing crontab -e, or as root by typing crontab -e -u foo: @reboot /home/foo/scripts/MyScript.sh HTH - Eric F Crist Secure Computing Networks ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
