mostro713@gmail.com wrote:

> Hello,
>
> There is a script I want to start everytime the computer reboots. I
> tried putting it in /etc/init.d/rc but it prevents the machine from
> entering runlevel3. I tried placing <@reboot "absolute path to script">
> in /etc/crontab and the script didn't start. I also tried crontab -e as
> root which had the same effect. The script runs in an endless loop
> checking for files. Does anyone have any ideas?
>
> Thanks in advance

Did you put a "&" at the end of the command in /etc/init.d/rc ? If not it
may prevent subsequent commands from executing.

Allistar.