Running a commmand at startup

[Dermot Beirne]

Hi,
I have been adding commands to startup with various levels of success on HpUX 10.20.
I find it difficult to find straightforward info on creating a file into which I can put a list of commands to be run at system startup. Can someone summarise the process for me so that I can put this to bed.
Thanks a lot.
DJ.

[Praveen Bezawada]

Hi
The below link may be useful to you.

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/os/boot.html

..BPK...

[Dave Kelly_1 · Accepted solution]

/sbin/init.d/template is the basis for creating startup files.

Take a copy of it and call it something unique. Edit this new file according to the instructions.

In /sbin/rc#.d, where # is a number representing the init run level, you need to create a symbolic link to the file in /sbin/init.d such that the startup file is called S###name and the shutdown file is called K###name. It is likely that you will have the S### file in one run level and the K### in another.

### is a number indicating the order in which the file is called at startup/shutdown.

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi Dermot:

The best white paper on startup and shutdown scripts is given below. It is relatively short and a *must* read if you are to understand the process:

http://docs.hp.com/hpux/onlinedocs/os/startup.pdf

Regards!

...JRF...

[Dermot Beirne]

Thanks for all your help with this.
Points shall be duely distributed!