Linux Users <Startup, Shutdown> script

[Printer]

Hello,

Well i will soon open my server. So i will need a script for linux debian. It should include:

• When your dedicate server start, then it should execute the script "startup"
  • Allow core dumps
  • Rum server in nohup or screen
  • Set timer for next script
• When the server makes a global save to shutdown at 10:00 CEST/CET. execute the script "shutdown"
  • Make a backup of database with format date
  • Execute apt-get update && apt-get upgrade
    
  • Add startup script as task next time it reboot
  • Reboot when it finished all those tasks

I have almost the first script, but dont know how to run next one at certain time:

# Allow core dumps
ulimit -c unlimited

# Set working directory
cd home/server/

# Run server
nohup ./tfs

# Schedule next script
# ?? No idea how

Thanks.

 

[godoyxd]

well, I always heard about crontab and it's cron jobs.
With that you can schedule commands to be run at a certain time.

 

[Printer]

well, I always heard about crontab and it's cron jobs.
With that you can schedule commands to be run at a certain time.

I see, i'll take a look into it. See if i can do something. Thanks anyway.

 

[Okke]

Hello Printer,

I'm a sys admin (that's the main job I got). Ubuntu & Debian running as main servers @ the enterprise I work for. We got loads of services running (Radius, DNS, DHCP, SVN, Gitlab and lots more). I programmed some dumps for the backup on the magnetic tape...

Debian Community offers pretty good support, you'll need bash scripts for these actions.


Thats a bash script for running your stuff as soon as system starts (startup):

#! /bin/sh
# /etc/init.d/printersots?
#

# stuff that always run
touch /var/lock/printersots?

# scripts to run when system asks
case "$1" in
  start)
    echo "Starting script printersots? "
    ;;
  stop)
    echo "Stopping script printersots?"
    ;;
  *)
    echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/printersots? {start|stop}"
    exit 1
    ;;
esac

exit 0

For MySQL Dumps make sure to install the mysqldump tool.

For running stuff at a certain time, try "at 10:00".

I'm up for helping if you need, just let me know

Kindest Regards,
Okke.