Thread: I really need to get this working =(

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    I really need to get this working =(

    hello all i want to ask a question

    If i wanted a program to start at boot up/startup like if i was to shutdown my computer. How can i make a script/program to start up at boot time. Were do i add/edit or what file do i do this in? thank you

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    Depends on what operating system you are using.
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    i am using redhat

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    Put the program you want to run on the end of the rc.local file in the /etc/rc.d/ directory.

    If you want to run a program called program in the /usr/bin/ directory at boot up then just add /usr/bin/program to the rc.local file.

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