Re: run a perl script during system boot

On 2006-02-27, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
Grant wrote:
On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 05:10:42 -0500, "Nico Kadel-Garcia"
<nkadel@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

chinzi wrote:
hey ..
how do i run a perl script at system boot???

Usually by creating an init script in /etc/rc.d/init.d or wherever
your system puts its init scripts, and running it at certain levels
by default.

Please, not perl boot script ... why? If it is post-boot try
rc.local, or whatever, called after all boot scripts complete.

The shell script can call the perl script, and bring it into the chkconfig
managed setups. There's a big problem with editing rc.local: it makes it
tougher to turn on and off the boot behavior,

What could be easier than adding or removing an octothorpe ($) at
the beginning of a line in /etc/rc.local?

and more difficult to port the software to other systems.

Why? Other systems may not use the /etc/rc? boot method.

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