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37 questions linked to/from How to run a script during boot as root
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How do I run a script as sudo at boot time on Ubuntu 18.04 Server? [duplicate]
How do I run a script as sudo at boot time?
I need to run ethtool --offload <net> rx off to disable the annoying jme udp checksum error message.
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Run terminal sudo command at startup [duplicate]
I need to run the following command at startup or upon login to make my samba share accessible to my file system. How can I make this command run when I start my computer?
sudo smbnetfs ~/Shared -o ...
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How do I run a script on startup as superuser? [duplicate]
I want to run a command on startup on my Ubuntu Server. Does anyone know how to do this? Does /etc/rc.local run as superuser? Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
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Running script via crontab on reboot [duplicate]
I am using Ubuntu Server 16.04. Everytime I log in, I need to manually run my script: /home/user/ini.sh. This script calls other scripts that need sudo permissions, so I get the prompt, insert my ...
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How can I run a sudo sh at startup? [duplicate]
I'm not sure how this is a duplicate of anything that was mentioned.
The script I'm trying to run needs Sudo to work, none of the answers say anything about getting a script that needs "super user" ...
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.py script to run at the startup [duplicate]
I use 17.04 and rc.local is gone(I couldn't do it with rc.local anyway).
I just want this two commands to run at the startup;
cd Folder
python3 file.py
That's it. I looked all the similar answers ...
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How to automatically run a command at startup as root [duplicate]
I know that one should never want to do this, but I need to run a command as root at startup. For some reason the driver for my wifi card isnt recognized so to get it up and running I have to run
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Run root script or command as root in startup application in Ubuntu 14.04 [duplicate]
I have a wireless adapter that used to work in ubuntu 13.10 (dwa 171) after installing drivers for it. Now it won't work the same way anymore since I upgraded to ubuntu 14.04.
I've found the only way ...
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Have to run rmmod b43 ; sudo rmmod bcma ; sudo rmmod wl ; sudo modprobe wl after restart? [duplicate]
I have a Broadcom Corporation BCM43142 802.11b/g/n [14e4:4365] (rev 01) and unless I run rmmod b43 ; sudo rmmod bcma ; sudo rmmod wl ; sudo modprobe wl after restart, the wireless device isn't ...
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How can i make a selfstarting script [duplicate]
I have an TL-WN727N wireless adapter connected to my laptop.
Every time I start my laptop I must manually enter those two commands in a terminal:
echo 'install rt2800usb modprobe --ignore-install ...
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Excecuting file at startup [duplicate]
I am trying to start a script at boot and i can't seem to get it to work. I made the file, put it in /etc/init.d, made it executable by chmod +x file.sh, and did update-rc.d file.sh defaults 100. Is ...
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Mouse cursor invisible after 15.04 update
My mouse pointer became invisible after some updates after I upgraded to 15.04 from 14.10.
In all standard settings the mouse pointer is activated (system settings, dconf...)
I also tried different ...
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Host name reverts to old name after reboot in 18.04 LTS
This may be related to running 18.04 LTS as a virtual machine (Host is Win 2016 DC) but I can't figure it out how. I have tried every method of I know of to change the hostname but it always reverts ...
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After upgrade to 16.04 LTS rc.local is not executing a command
On previous installed version kubuntu 15.xx i added a line into /etc/rc.local - /home/diet/scripts/my-auto-mount-script which obviously referred to a script that if on home wifi network drives should ...
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Startup script with sudo in Ubuntu 16.10
I need to start a script and a binary file from /usr/bin at startup with sudo/root privileges. I've tried many guides from this forum but nothing worked (rc.local and systemd style, Upstart) - maybe I'...
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Where are the startup scripts for Unity Desktop?
I want to run a script as soon as my lightdm authentication succeed, and my Unity starts loading. and i want to run my scripts as a root user.
where are startup scripts located in Unity ?
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How to scale intel_pstate driver on Ubuntu 15.04?
I nearly tried all the solution to scale the cpu frequency but no success. I have Intel Core i5-3210m 2.5Ghz-3.1Ghz. I want to permanently set it to 1.6Ghz with no turbo boost to improve battery ...
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How to disable touchscreen on a fresh install of Ubuntu 22.04 (Wayland)
I have an 5 year old laptop and I think the touchscreen is getting glitchy because my cursor is sometimes flickering and windows suddenly move and whatnot like my laptop is possessed. It started ...
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How to run a command that requires sudo at login [duplicate]
I made a script that controls my system LEDs and it works great. I saved it to /usr/local/bin/led-pattern and ran sudo chmod a+x /usr/local/bin/led-pattern so its executable simply by entering the ...
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How to make VBoxClient load with the --clipboard option when launched?
I use VirtualBox for using Ubuntu 15.04, and I run at guest
$ sudo VBoxClient --clipboard
every time I want to copy something from host to guest. Every time I mean once per bootup.
How I can make ...
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Open Terminal at Startup and run Java application
Here am I again after successfully installing Ubuntu MATE 14.04 with the help of AskUbuntu (thanks a bunch!)
What am I trying to achieve now is the following:
Launch a Terminal with root privileges ...
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Run rkhunter regularly on a desktop system
I want to get a warning on my desktop when rkhunter finds something odd on my system.
I whitelisted some files and dirs that seem ok in /etc/rkhunter.conf so I get no warnings anymore.
Now I want to ...
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Swappiness setting are ignored in sysctl.conf
swappiness is set to 0 and I can't change it.
I have tried changing the swappiness setting in /etc/sysctl.conf and /etc/sysfs.conf - both are ignored after reboot (Ubuntu 12.04):
$ sudo gedit /etc/...
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usb_modeswitch.conf isn't loaded on startup
I'm trying to configure the PC to connect to the Internet over Huawei modem when it's started. However, after start, the modem is recognized as Mass storage device. I can switch it to correct mode by ...
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No automatic wifi reconnection to hidden ssid at other access points Trusty [duplicate]
I have some Laptops with the Broadcom BCM43225 802.11b/g/n WiFi card.
I installed the driver wl0 version 6.30.223.141 (r415941).
I make connection with a hidden wifi ssid.
When I walk around with the ...
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startup script ubuntu 12.04
Each time I startup the sistem I need to run this command sudo xhost +
and the sudo service myservice restart
I have decided to add a script to startup to avoid having to type it each time myself.
I ...
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Run gnome-terminal with sudo on boot
I need to run the gnome-terminal with some command with sudo rights on the startup. How could I do that?
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Help me kill this red light coming from headphone jack?
Problem: Red light won't go away; keeps shining out of 3.5mm port after reboot.
Troubleshooting: Muted it on alsamixer; light successfully turns off from via alsamixer.
Tested: ran sudo alsactl ...
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Make fn key run brightness script on Macbook pro 11, 5
Laptop: MacbookPro 11,5 with AMD gpu
OS: Lubuntu 17.04
I followed the instruction at https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/MacBookPro11,x and it worked.
disable automatic gpu switching in MacOS X (...
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Starting a simple sh script at reboot? Why is this to difficult? [duplicate]
I've tried everything, I've followed and undone every method I've come across on here but nothing works.
I want to run a simple start-up script for an executable upon reboot, and no other time, as a ...
