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How do you run a script when a user logs in? I have created a script script.sh and used chmod +x to make it executable where would I place the script to make it startup when a user logs in.

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The script ~/.profile is executed at each login, you can put your script here.

But be aware that if you login in two different virtual terminals, the script will be executed twice.

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~/.profile (which also calls ~/.bashrc) is only executed when logging into a shell (through Terminal or SSH for example). Not when logging into the GUI. – mivk Oct 18 '12 at 7:37

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