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Date:      23 Mar 2006 15:39:52 -0500
From:      Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org>
To:        wc_fbsd@xxiii.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to start a script running at boot time?
Message-ID:  <44zmjgzyhz.fsf@be-well.ilk.org>
In-Reply-To: <6.2.5.6.2.20060323151634.033f1248@xxiii.com>
References:  <6.2.5.6.2.20060323151634.033f1248@xxiii.com>

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wc_fbsd@xxiii.com writes:

> I have a script I would like to launch at boot time, as a non-root
> user,  to remain running in the background.  What is the best way to
> accomplish this?  I looked through the rc* stuff, and it looks like
> overkill for what I need, plus my scripting isn't that strong either.

Um, okay.  The "rc* stuff" covers a lot of techniques, including
simple scripts that just get run without worrying about parameters or
so on, but that's your call...

> I know I can do something like:   su - user -c "script_to_run"
> But I don't even know what's the best place to include that.
> 
> Any suggestions, or examples?

How about using @reboot in the user's crontab(5)?



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