How do I tell linux to autostart a programm?

Spacemage · n00b Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 26 Location: Germany

Hi!
How do I start a program as a certain user each time my system boots?

garo · Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2003 12:57 am Post subject:

put it in /etc/conf.d/local.start
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Dragon561 · Tux's lil' helper Joined: 25 Oct 2002 Posts: 112

say the program was webmin

rc-update add webmin default

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Spacemage · n00b Joined: 13 Jan 2003 Posts: 26 Location: Germany

rc-update only seems to work when there is a script in /etc/init.d for it
if the otherone works I will see after next reboot but that does not start the program as a certain user... at least I do not see how

Thank you for the help.

Naan Yaar · Bodhisattva Joined: 27 Jun 2002 Posts: 1549

You can emerge sudo and use it to launch a command as a different user.