Re: Debian Question - How to start a programm with rcS the task having root privileges

[Heinrich Rebehn <rebehn@ant.uni-bremen.de>]

Michael Wuest wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I did a small programm with gambas. It is there to control an LCD
> panel for setting up display parameters of X11 and networking
> parameters of my debian sarge distribution.
>
> everything is fine, but the program needs root privileges to
> access the LCD panel (via /dev/lcd), the networking file
> "interfaces", the ifup/ifdown/ifconfig commands and so on.
>
> Now my question is, what do I have to do to get the programm
> started at boot up (with rcS???) having root privileges???
>
> Thanks, best regards,
> Michael.
Just put a link to the program in /etc/rcS.d or /etc/rc2.d, depending on 
when it must be executed. The name of the link must be sth like 
SnnLCDsetup with the value of nn controlling the execution order - lower 
value for nn means earlier execution.

This way your program is automatically exectuded as root.

HTH
	Heinrich