Executing Application Command Upon Login

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Hello,

I'm trying to setup an HP J6000s (11i) workstation to start an application upon any user login. The application is a small GUI banner. How do I set this up? Also, this application needs to run as "root". How would I do that?

Thank you!

[Victor BERRIDGE · Accepted solution]

Hi,
Any user on the workstation and so using its display and keyboard? or anyone connecting via network?

Is the application a binary?
What does it do?
Should the user have a prompt to a shell in a terminal after its execution?


All the best
Victor

[Sukhdeep Singh]

Victor,

Thanks for replying. Yes, any user on the workstation using its display and keyboard or through the network using "Exceed".

The application is a binary. It does not do anything, it just displays a banner. There are no prompts to a shell or terminal.

Thanks!
Deep

[Victor BERRIDGE]

But why should it be root as root then?

For the rest
You could call the executable from the .profile or even put it in /etc/profile but be sure the DISPLAY variable is set and now to run it as root although not advisable unless you know why it just chown root ; chmod 4555

All the best
Victor