Re: How to start a user process on boot?
In article <[🔎] 20031116163955.GA680@intac.com>,
Anita Lewis <ajlewis2@intac.com> wrote:
>>
>> > I want to start a p2p program while booting. I tried to write a script=20
>> > for /etc/init.d it works but only as root.
>> > I want the program starting as a user process (for security reasons).
>> >=20
>> > How can root start automatically a process as a user?
>>
>> Beside using start-stop-daemon, su or sudo, you could just use cron. As
>> the user run "crontab -e" and use @reboot as time argument.
>>
>>
>> Yours sincerely,
>> Alexander
>
>I tried doing this with @reboot in all the time arguments and in just the
>minutes. When I reboot, neither way works. How exactly do I put @reboot in
>the crontab? Could you give me an example, please?
>
>Here is what I have currently:
>
>@reboot * * * * fahstart
>
>'fahstart' is what I normally type to get Folding@Home going. It's a little
>script in ~/bin.
Something like this:
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# Set the path
PATH=/home/ajlewis2/bin:$PATH
# Run fahstart at boot time.
@reboot fahstart
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Mike.
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