Re: How to run a script before shutdown?
On 2016-11-13 20:34 +0100, Robert Latest wrote:
> I want to automatically start a data backup script (to USB or network
> drive) at each shutdown of my computer. I did some research into this
> and found that several people have the same problem as I do. But the
> threads I found petered out into discussions of several ways of doing
> this, working for some people and not for others. So here I am
> wondering if there is a canonical, proper and reliable method of doing
> this.
>
> The script needs to run when a shutdown (but not a reboot) is started
> while networking and USB mounts are still up, and (preferably)
> multi-user mode has turned off. Perusing the systemd documentation I
> found all kinds of good examples of how to start stuff in a well-ordered
> manner to get the system up, but for shutting down there is quite little
> information.
>
> How is it done?
There is a possible answer on superuser.com[1], scroll towards the end.
HTH,
Sven
1. http://superuser.com/questions/1016827/how-do-i-run-a-script-before-everything-else-on-shutdown-with-systemd
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