Greetings, if you have an Ubuntu server 13.04 at home (not VPS or dedicated), there is a newer/better way of startup applications. Lets say you want to start noip everytime computer starts, so you dont need computer screen. Today, you dont need to edit rc.local or any rc file. This is my startup script, for reconnecting USB Modem (it fails to connect at some startups):
/etc/init/startupScripts.conf
When you done your script, you only need to write: sudo initctl reload-configuration
Caution, if you want to try this USB Modem CD reconnector, you need to find srX file, where X is a number, inside of /dev (ls /dev and you will see all files).
(I use modem: ZTE MF821D)
Autostart NoIP2
If you want to autostart no-ip, there is 2 methods I know of:
(First you need to do make install inside no-ip folder, if a no-ip is running, you can try reboot)
1. Figure out yourself how to execute /usr/local/bin/noip2 file, its probably exec PATH if you modify script above
or 2.
add line:
greeter-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/noip2
inside of: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
Thanks.
/etc/init/startupScripts.conf
Code:
start on startup
script
exec /usr/bin/eject /dev/sr0
end script
post-start script
notify-send "startScripts Started"
end scriptWhen you done your script, you only need to write: sudo initctl reload-configuration
Caution, if you want to try this USB Modem CD reconnector, you need to find srX file, where X is a number, inside of /dev (ls /dev and you will see all files).
(I use modem: ZTE MF821D)
Autostart NoIP2
If you want to autostart no-ip, there is 2 methods I know of:
(First you need to do make install inside no-ip folder, if a no-ip is running, you can try reboot)
1. Figure out yourself how to execute /usr/local/bin/noip2 file, its probably exec PATH if you modify script above
or 2.
add line:
greeter-setup-script=/usr/local/bin/noip2
inside of: /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
Thanks.