Allistar wrote:
> 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.


Ah, I will try running it as a background process and see what happens.


Thanks