Create a file in "/etc/init.d/" and call it whatever you wish. Then use "update-rc.d" to create the symlinks needed to make it work. See the "README" in "/etc/init.d/" for more details.
Holp, John Mr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : A couple of days ago someone asked the question that was in the back of my : mind, but I don't recall seeing the answer/s. : In Red Hat and some other Red Hat "like" distributions the path sequence : /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc.local : can be used to execute your custom scripts and/or start daemons at boot : time, that is they are run out of rc.local : The person was asking what/where is the place where one does this kind of : thing in Debian? : I cannot find /etc/rc.d : There is an /etc/rc.boot : and a /etc/init.d : If I wanted to start the printer daemon at boot time where would I put the : following : lpd start : You can also use rc3.d to start the lpd daemon in the Red : Hat way of doing things - is this the answer? : This appears to be an area where things are done differently in Red Hat : versus Debian : Thanks : John : -- : To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] : with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- * For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son, * * that whoever believes in Him should not perish... John 3:16 *
