Hi experts,

I wanted to always keep running one perl script when the system is start till system halted.

Or is there any way to run this script in any other service. so the script will continue running till the service will run.

i was trying with init.d but it is not running.

Thank You

Usually /etc/init.d/local is where you run programs/scripts etc to be started at boot, when they don't warrant a full-blown initscript. Depending on your distro this file may be elsewhere, but it always has 'local' in the name...

Hi,

If you have some kind of another idea. so my script can be run continue from machine start to shut down?


Thank You

bulliver's answer is correct. Of course, if you tell us which distro you are using, we can be more specific

hi,

i am really sorry about distro, what is this can you give me little explain please, i am new in linux so i don't have more information?

Thank You

U can specify your script full path in the /etc/profile.
For emp:
If UR having one perl script in /home/john/test.pl U shoult the path name as

perl /home/john/test.pl in the /etc/profile as above.

It will work

regards

kadhir.r

hi kadhir.r,

It is working but when we login fist time. I want to keep it continue running when the system start till he system powe off.

Or if there is any another way to include in another application for the example httpd. if any request comes to httpd the perl script should excute.


Thank you

Specify the script in the crontab file so that it will work until he shutdown the system.


is it ok?

regards

Kadhir.R

Hi,

In my knwdladge the crontab will execute in specified time. and the minimum time is 1 minute and i want to run this file within each 2 secnds

No if specify zero (0) in all the field it will work think.
otherwise put the script in the rc?.d file and create apropriate link to the init.d file.

is it ok?

regards.
kadhir.r

HI,

Putting zero for all, i already tested not working. but the second option i think it is interested and i hope it will be work.

can u give me little explaination?

that is what ever service handled by xinetd demon the moster script will be in /etc/init.d .The init.d will be linked to the script to be excuted.So u have to specify the path of the script in the master daemon located in /ec/init.d/.

u can check this with any other service that is started from xinetd.


If U got the point i will be happy.


regards

kadhir.r

Hi,

Thanx a lot. i got your point. but i don't know how to make the link in init.d.
my original file is under of

/usr/local/cron/update.pl

now how i can make the link. Sorry bro because i am new in linux.

Regards,

Sorry , I am not able to mail U beca'z of my work load.


First U do one thing, put U R shell in /etc/rc.d/rc.local like this

path o U R script &(this will start U R script in the bg U can test it)

like /usr/local/update.pl &




regards


kadhir.R

hi kadhiravan,

i am really sorry for delay your reply. actually i was outside of country.

I did check as you discribe it. but it is working only on login to server.

here is the rc.local file where i make the modification.

#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

touch /var/lock/subsys/local
/usr/local/cron/update.pl &
=============================
i wanted to run this script continue from system start to shutdown.

I wanted to explain you for which resaion i want to run continusly. i have two table one table is linked with freeradius and i wanted to to insert the record from one table which is linked to radius to another on radius table update.

If you have any another easy way i can use it to solve my problem.