Start bash .sh script with parameters on boot?

Freek

I have a bash script (.sh) that I need to start on boot but it requires parameters. Manually one can start it by 'bash script.sh -start'

I tried crontab -e with @reboot bash /path/to/script.sh -start
but that didn't work.

So how exactly do you call/start a bash.sh script with parameters on boot?

This is on Ubuntu 12.04

Thanks

marcm

Just call it from /etc/rc.local - it's crude, but elegantly simple IMHO :-)

@BronzeByte - thanks

erhwegesrgsr

/etc/rc.local

fresher_06

keep the script at location /etc/init.d .. and then type .. update-rc.d scriptname defaults

this way your script will run on every Boot automatically ... tested on debian 6

kbeezie

@marcm said: Just call it from /etc/rc.local - it's crude, but elegantly simple IMHO :-)

:P It's exactly the same on FreeBSD (get's launched from the /etc/rc.d/local script).

Freek

Thanks, the /etc/rc.local trick worked

@fresher_06 I'm not very handy with rewriting scripts that call other files in other locations. Might solveable with a simple symlink nonetheless?

Anyway it works. Thanks for the fast responses guys!

arieonline

put yout script to /etc/rc.local

work on centos 5.8 and debian 6

kbeezie

@fresher_06 said: keep the script at location /etc/init.d .. and then type .. update-rc.d scriptname defaults

this way your script will run on every Boot automatically ... tested on debian 6

I think you actually have to use a proper init script with the proper headers and such on it, lest debian6 starts flipping warnings at you. (though guess it'd still work).

fresher_06

@kbeezie .. it actually worked .. as I have just created bash script .. with iptables commands .. ..save it into /etc/init.d location .. typed .. update-rc.d myscriptname defaults .. it does threw some warnings .. but it actally works .. might work on a normal script as well without keeping it in /etc/init.d .. just by update-rc.d scriptname defaults .. not checked the second condition though