script in autostart of opensuse 11.2?

[Yukari-chan]

Hi everybody,

I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum, but I hope so.

I recently installed mysql-cluster on my servers and now I want to put some commands into the autostart to make things easier.
I use commands like "ndbd" or "ndb_mgmd" to start the services but I think it would be easer if this happens automatically at the system start or login.

I already managed to put mysql into the autostart with "chkconfig mysql on" but this doesn't work with the other services I mentioned.

In another thread I read that it would be possible to create a script containing the commands and put it into the autostart-folder. As folder they used something like /home/user/.kde/autostart but I don't have any similar folder. What do I have to use then?

Thanks in advance,
Yukari

[Wilson_Phillips]

/home/user/.kde/autostart

should be

/home/user/.kde/Autostart Don't miss that upper case A

[Yukari-chan]

There are neither a .kde nor a Autostart folder, or do I have to create them first?

[Wilson_Phillips]

It's there.

The . before kde makes it a hidden folder. You have to tell the system to show hidden files and folders.

[microchip8]

Are you on KDE, KDE4 or GNOME?

for KDE (aka KDE3), it's /home/user/.kde/Autostart
for KDE4, it's /home/user/.kde4/Autostart
for GNOME.... no clue, I don't use it

[malcolmlewis]

Originally Posted by Yukari-chan

Hi everybody,

I'm not sure if this is the right sub-forum, but I hope so.

I recently installed mysql-cluster on my servers and now I want to put
some commands into the autostart to make things easier.
I use commands like "ndbd" or "ndb_mgmd" to start the services but I
think it would be easer if this happens automatically at the system
start or login.

I already managed to put mysql into the autostart with "chkconfig mysql
on" but this doesn't work with the other services I mentioned.

In another thread I read that it would be possible to create a script
containing the commands and put it into the autostart-folder. As folder
they used something like /home/user/.kde/autostart but I don't have any
similar folder. What do I have to use then?

Thanks in advance,
Yukari

Hi
Are these services that need to be run by the user or mysql/root? If
they are in the latter, you need to look at using
the /etc/init.d/skeleton as it's a template for adding services to
start during boot.

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[Yukari-chan]

Erm, I think it should be KDE4

And well... maybe I'm blind but I switched on hidden files and also tried it with the console:


That's why I always wondered about the many threads where the folder you mentioned is told... I seem to don't have it

[FeatherMonkey]

That's because you're logging in as root, unless you have a very, very good reason(Unlikely) then there is no reason to.

AFAIK even a server should run with the least privileges. If this is gui-less then I would suspect the advice given by malcomlewis is the way to go.

Edit
Mmm looking over it some presumption on my behalf I'm wrong but still relates to the user, dbserver1 user looks like they haven't logged in to the gui. Got confused by the dir listing as root.

[Yukari-chan]

Mh, I logged in with the user I created at installation and tried to start the service but it didn't work, so I assume that root is required.

I looked into that skeleton you mentioned, but... it's huge ...and I'm a newbie

Maybe I have to read it slowly to understand it, but maybe you could give me a hint how to use it in this case?

[FeatherMonkey]

I've not looked but if this a suse rpm I'm surprised you don't already have an init script. The other way to do this would be with sudo yes I do suspect this is related to root permissions, but dbserver1 won't have them either.

I was going to check but I see an rpm for it but only 11.2(11.1 here), does it really not show a runlevel choice, or is there perhaps a config?

What I'm saying is I'm surprised there is a need to write a init script for a suse rpm.

So if this is really needed then you have 2 ways either use a sudo command but be aware of the security implications, or create an init script. I can't help as I've not done it but the skel should be a start then also look at some of the others. I thought there was also a page on the wiki but I couldn't find but only briefly looked.