On 06/25/18 07:20, Tom Horsley wrote: > On Mon, 25 Jun 2018 07:07:52 +0800 > Ed Greshko wrote: > >> I don't recall how I found my mistake. I do remember putting in a few >> "touch" >> commands in the script to create files and thereby narrow down where in the >> script >> I'd gone wrong. > Two things that often cause rc.local failures: > > 1. Having a different $PATH as root than as your normal user. > > 2. If you are trying to start a long running process > (Like launch a daemon), the "new and improved" > systemd will helpfully kill it off for you > shortly after it is started. > > This has led me to transform my rc.local script into this: > > /usr/bin/at -M now <<'HERE' > /dev/null 2>&1 > /etc/rc.d/the-real-rc.local > HERE > > Then move everything I used to be able to put in rc.local > into the-real-rc.local instead (sheesh!) > > Oh yea, silliest thing to check: > > Is rc.local executable, does the first line start with #!/bin/sh ?
I hope you're not waiting for me to answer that question. :-) :-) :-) -- Conjecture is just a conclusion based on incomplete information. It isn't a fact.
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