On Mon, 2008-02-18 at 09:55 -0800, Barry Yu wrote: > > > "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <mikkel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Barry Yu wrote: > > > > > > */Barry Yu /* wrote: > > > > > > > > */Paul Lemmons /* wrote: > > > > ------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Working script won't work in rc.local > > From: Barry Yu > > To: Fedora list > > Date: 02/18/2008 09:10 AM > > > My working script won't work at startup when I inserted it > into > > > rc.local - It works perfectly in terminal when I manually > > execute it > > > there. Am I putting my script in wrong place and how can I > auto > > > execute it when starting up F8? > > > Thanks for helping > > > > > What is the first line of your script? Is it "#!/bin/bash"? > Is > > it marked > > as executable? Is there more information you can give as to > what is > > happening? > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > Here is my rc.local file, my script is the last line; > > > > #!/bin/sh > > # > > # This script will be executed *after* all the other init > scripts. > > # You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you > don't > > # want to do the full Sys V style init stuff. > > > > touch /var/lock/subsys/local > > /home/Scripts/./dumon > > -- > > fedora-list mailing list > > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > > > Below is the entire content of my script; > > > > xrandr --output VGA --auto --output TMDS-1 --auto --right-of > VGA > > > It looks like xrandr requires connecting to an X server. When > run > from rc.local, it does not have one. This is one of the things > that > can cause scripts that work fine when you are logged in to > fail when > run in startup scripts or cron jobs. Another thing to watch > out for > is that the environment is not the same when running from the > init > scripts or a cron job. > > When you run the script from an xterm, DISPLAY is set, and you > have > the proper authorization to connect to the X server. > > Mikkel > -- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, > for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > How can I achieve auto excute my dumon script when starting up F8? > Now I put my script in /usr/bin/domon, and modified the re.local file > like below but still cannot execute the dumon script; > > #!/bin/sh > # > # This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts. > # You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't > # want to do the full Sys V style init stuff. > > touch /var/lock/subsys/local > /usr/bin/dumon > > -- Does the xrandr command require that X is running? If it does, there are ways to start it after X start. I hav had problems running scripts that start with '#!/bin/sh' and the solution was using '#!/bin/bash' Henning Larsen
