[Solved] MX19 ahs: is /etc/rc.local executed? [Yes it is.) [Solved]

[thomasl]

I have a frugal install of MX19.2 ahs.

I added some simple commands to /etc/rc.local to init a few things but they had no effect whatsoever after rebooting. Even a simple "echo init >/home/thomasl/test" has no effect.

I double-checked with sysv-rc-conf and rc.local is checked for runlevels 2-5. Am I missing something obvious?

[dolphin_oracle]

I have a frugal install of MX19.2 ahs.

I added some simple commands to /etc/rc.local to init a few things but they had no effect whatsoever after rebooting. Even a simple "echo init >/home/thomasl/test" has no effect.

I double-checked with sysv-rc-conf and rc.local is checked for runlevels 2-5. Am I missing something obvious?

it is executed (we use it for stuff).

so post your rc.local and lets see if there is something we can see.

[dolphin_oracle]

if you just added lines to the bottom of rc.local, and you are booting into an X environment, the commands are not be executed. place your commands above this line

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# Automatically switch to vt2 when not in runlevel 5
case $(runlevel) in
    *5) exit 0  ;;
esac

[thomasl]

if you just added lines to the bottom of rc.local, and you are booting into an X environment, the commands are not be executed. place your commands above this line

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# Automatically switch to vt2 when not in runlevel 5
case $(runlevel) in
    *5) exit 0  ;;
esac

I did.
And still that simple "echo ..." was not executed. I will later double-check with the original rc.local from the iso and report.

[thomasl]

Well... we have here an nice case of PEBKAC.

rc.local IS indeed executed... if its execute bits are set! My rc.local was, for whatever reason, rw_r__r__. Mea culpa and sorry for the noise. Marked solved.

[dolphin_oracle]

Well... we have here an nice case of PEBKAC.

rc.local IS indeed executed... if its execute bits are set! My rc.local was, for whatever reason, rw_r__r__. Mea culpa and sorry for the noise. Marked solved.

yep that'll do it

thanks for the update

[sanskk]

I'll just use your thread, because I've got the same problem, rc.local is not executed when I reboot or relog into the only user. It can be executed though, and "sudo service rc.local start" shows it is working generally, just not as intended automatically.

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#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#

exec 1>/tmp/rc.local.log 2>&1	# stdout und stderr zu log
set -x					  	# Befehle vor Ausführung anzeigen
# Verhindert Probleme bei Eintreten in den Suspend, falls Blauzahneingabegeräte verbunden sind.
# Momentan auskommentiert, da keine Blauzahneingabegeräte angeschlossen werden und beim
# Suspend dann immer der Powerknopf gedrückt werden muß.
sudo sh -c "echo XHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup" ; sudo sh -c "echo EHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup" ; sudo sh -c "echo EHC2 > /proc/acpi/wakeup"
# Lädt den für die beschissene Netzwerkkarte nötigen Treibernachbau.
sh -c "modprobe b43"
# Aktualisiert die user.js von Feuerfuchs und Donnervogel 
# nach den strengen Varianten des Privacyhandbuchs
sh -c "/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp '/home/user/.mozilla/firefox/01234.56789/' > /tmp/1FF-updatercron.log 2>&1"
sh -c "/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp '/home/user/.thunderbird/01234.56789/' > /tmp/2TB-updatercron.log 2>&1"

exit 0

[dolphin_oracle]

rc.local will only be used on boot or reboot. its executed before login.

its also executed as root user, so you don't need to call sudo.

you also don't need the "sh" lines as you are executing standard commands, you have no need to call an additional interpreter.

[sanskk]

So the lines would be:

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echo XHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup ; echo EHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup ; echo EHC2 > /proc/acpi/wakeup
modprobe b43
/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp "/home/user/.mozilla/firefox/01234.56789/" > /tmp/1FF-updatercron.log 2>&1
/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp "/home/user/.thunderbird/01234.56789/" > /tmp/2TB-updatercron.log 2>&1

Thanks. And if it is executed before start I guess the commands I'm trying to automate are wrong in there and should be in crontab with @reboot?

[dolphin_oracle]

So the lines would be:

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echo XHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup ; echo EHC1 > /proc/acpi/wakeup ; echo EHC2 > /proc/acpi/wakeup
modprobe b43
/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp "/home/user/.mozilla/firefox/01234.56789/" > /tmp/1FF-updatercron.log 2>&1
/home/user/Skripte/updater -dsyp "/home/user/.thunderbird/01234.56789/" > /tmp/2TB-updatercron.log 2>&1

Thanks. And if it is executed before start I guess the commands I'm trying to automate are wrong in there and should be in crontab with @reboot?

not knowing what is in your scripts I can't answer that. but the command will be executed, just it will be by the root user, not the local user.

you could also setup a script that loads when you login in, say in your bashrc or in the autostart area of your desktop of choice. there are a lot of ways to do that. Xfce even supports actions at logout rather than just login.

I need to backup on someting I said earlier. if your scripts do not have the executable bit set, then you should set it (chmod a+x FILENAME), else you will need the "sh -c" part on your own scripts.