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== How to run a script at boot automatically using Linux ==

If you need to run a script at boot automatically using Linux, this is the easiest solution.
this covers only System V behaviour and of course doesn't cover the various aspects of different runlevels nor the service kill at shutdown.

* Create a script file 

 # vi /etc/init.d/rc.local

...edit the script file calling your applications.


* Modify the executable flag 

 # chmod +x /etc/init.d/rc.local


* Activate the service at boot

 # update-rc.d rc.local start 99 5 .

... this creates a symbolic link in /etc/rc5.d


* In case you want to remove the service

 # update-rc.d -f rc.local remove