On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 12:26:59 +0100, Sven Luther composed: > On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 10:18:47PM +1100, Tim Bateman wrote: > > I need to run a command at boot time, I'm used to putting it in rc.local > > in a RedHat system, and I haven't been able to find out where this exists > > in Debian. I saw something that said make a bootmisc.sh script, but mine > > isn't being run. Any pointers on where to put user specific startup > > commands ? (I actually only need to use hdparm to set DMA and 32 bit > > access) > > > > Similarly, I'm running Debian on an iBook, which has no PCMCIA card, yet > > the standard boot seqeunce still tries to load it anyway. I see there are > > scripts called S20pcmcia and K20pcmcia located in rc[0-6].d, can I simply > > delete these or should they be commented out somewhere ? > > Yes, you can, they are just symlinks to the real script in /etc/init.d. > > About custom bootup scripts, you may search more detailed info in the > manuals or similar stuff, but you could simply write your own script in > /etc/init.d, and symlink it from /etc/rc[x].d, with an appropriate > priority. > > I think there are packages specially made to deal with things like that, > i am not sure though, you would have to search a bit.
yes there are, and even one that removes the symlinks and replaces them with a file. file-rc is the package. write your script; chmod +x it, and all that; then use update-rc.d to fix the links for it. do a update-rc.d --help to find out what the commands are, also there's man update-rc.d. there is also the rcconf package, which does this same process with update-rc.d (it's a script with update-rc.d integrated as a main component). have fun, simon > Friendly, > > Sven Luther > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
