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Date:      Wed, 3 Jan 2001 21:58:19 -0800
From:      Christian Lacunza <celacunza@flashmail.com>
To:        Benjamin Close <linux@senet.com.au>
Cc:        <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: running top at startup
Message-ID:  <14932.4347.994406.935645@hp0.pacbell.net>

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hi benjamin.

you could autologin a user whose shell is top.
odd, but it works.

-- christian.


/etc/ttys:

ttyvb	"/usr/libexec/getty top"		cons25	on  secure


/etc/gettytab:

top:\
	:al=topuser:tc=std.9600:

> Hi All,
> 
> Where would I put the top command so that it automatically runs at
> startup. I normally run the command:
> 
> top -i -s5 < /dev/ttyvb > /dev/ttyvb &
> 
> manually, however attempts to put it in a /usr/local/etc/rc.d/something.sh
> script have failed as whilst the script runs, top does not daemonise
> itself and hence the controlling shell kills it (check /etc/rc for why).
> 
> Cheers,
> --
> * Benjamin Close
> 
> 


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