How to add an application to start automatically on system startup in Linux? My distro: Mandriva 2009.1
3 Answers
Mandriva seems quite similar to Red Hat in it's handling of startup scripts. If you installed the software from an RPM and it is designed to be run as a server then there is probably an init script already available.
If you run:
chkconfig --list
You can see all of the daemons that might potentially be run at startup. If the program you wish to start is in that list then you probably just need to configure it to start when your computer loads. Do this with:
chkconfig --level 345 <service_name> on
If it isn't in the list then you have a little more work to do. http://wiki.mandriva.com/en/Working_with_initscripts has all the gory details.
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Though I have thrown in an alternative approach (just for completeness), I'd guess this is the method most suited to the OPs needs. Commented Mar 2, 2010 at 21:01
In addition to setting up the init scripts (either using chkconfig
or by hand hacking the /etc/init.d
hierarchy) and using cron (8)
, some simple services can be handled from /etc/inittab
.
See for instance Using inittab to ensure sshd (and other important items) are still running — any drawbacks? on Server Fault.
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I personally wouldn't use
inittab
to start a service, for safety reasons. Screw up an /etc/ script and you don't launch that service. Screw upinittab
and your system may not boot. Commented Sep 2, 2010 at 17:51