Brian Skreeg Brian Skreeg wrote: > > Hi Brian, > > > Hi clever peeps. > > I'm quite new to debian and linux in general but have been doing > > exectionally well for a first timer. Even managed to get X installed and > > recompile and install a kernel with sound support. :) Clever eh? > > Anyway, the problem I'm having just now is a simple one. Where do I > > put commands that I want executed at startup? For example. I need to set my > > hostname for my ppp dial-up stuff. Having a text file in /etc called > > HOSTNAME containing my hostname isn't good enough. I need to run the > > command "hostname fishtech.u-net.com" like so. What file to I place this in > > so it is run everytime the machine boots? I've read several documents and > > book but they all seem to point to a mythical rc.local file that doesn't > > exist in the Debian setup. Debian seems to do it's whole rc.d thing a lot > > differently from other distributions. > > Also how do I set certain EnvVars at startup? > > > > TIA, > > > > Ozzy, > > > > __ _ _ > > / \ \ \ > > / / / / / |-Brian Skreeg--------IRC:_Ozzy-| > > \__/ \ \ |-Lead guitarist extraordinaire-| > > \__/_/ |-I don't look like two zombies-| > >
All your local configuration files which are run at boot are in /etc/init.d/. Hope that helps, Christian Watts -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ #include <stddisclaimer.h> #include <MyBiasedOpinions.h> [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux - Why use windows when there is a door? Uptime(LinuxSystemDoingTaskA) >= Uptime(WindowsSystemNotDoingADamnThing) (c) 1996 Christian Watts Redistribution via the Microsoft Network Prohibited. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
