I would like to run a script at start up. I am confused with the documents I have read, perhaps someone would be kind and help me with this.

I would like to run AntiVir, but the dazuko module will not start and therefore the AvGuard service gets skipped during start up.

I need the following script run during startup:


This script should be run root. What I am trying to do is mount the DVD Iso so I don't have to keep the DVD in the drive for YaST. Since I do this everytime, it would be logical to start the AntiVir processes as well.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

Hello!

In /etc/init.d/boot.local you can write your instructions, so they are executed as root, at nearly the end of the bootup-process.
(if this file still exists in SuSE 10)

Greetings,
Ingo

Thanks worked like a charm.

Curious though: Just before the system switches to runlevel 5 the same error about AVGuard not being loaded. AVGuard was loaded and a check of the status from the command line shows that it is running with 4 daemons. The daemons can not load without dazuko, so I know it is working. Why does linux do this? Doesn't it check running processes before going to runlevel 5?

And since I am new to this level of OS manipulation, could you explain what I just did? It might help me not to ask so many questions.

Better yet is there a reference I can read to learn more?

Alternatively, you can use /etc/sysconfig/kernel MODULES_LOADED_ON_BOOT="dazuko" to have the module loaded.
It seems as if AVGuard is started properly by the script in /etc/init.d, but fails if the module is not loaded. Having the command in boot.local as well, causes double starts of the daemon (but 4 times???).

I suggest to look at the YaST runlevel editor and recommend to read chapter 28.2. "The init Process" of the SUSE admin guide.

The reason there are 4 daemons is because AntiVir distributes the scanning to lessen the overhead. At least that is what it said in the install script. I think this is because I share files on this computer and it is giving a little chunk of the scanning process to each daemon to prevent one computer from dominating the process or thread. That way other computers do not have to wait unitl the client is done with the process before they can access another file. Parallel programming, I think. AntiVir does not appear to slow my computer down too much. Still faster than norton in windows, but necessary to combat Win32 viruses on my shares.

I tried loading the module at the kernel level, but that did not work. The instructions I found on Dazuko's website was for SuSe 9.3, not sure why it does not work here. The script accomplishes what I need. Albeit that it may not be the smoothest fix, but it works and gives me an opportunity to apply other settings from a single script.

What I did was execute another script from /etc/init.d/boot.local:

sh /home/boot/SuseBoot.sh

That way if I need other scripts, I can add them to the same directory without having to search for them. Kind of like adding a class library to the program directory in Visual Studio. One change in one place. I have a feeling that my scripting will only get more and more complicated as time goes by and it is better to get organized from the begining. Right?

Nice Thought!