Starting on bootup

[jim ruxton]

On Fri, 2005-09-02 at 14:26 -0700, Rick Stevens wrote:
> jim ruxton wrote:
> > I'm using Fedora 3 and was wondering how I can have a computer boot up
> > on powerup without asking for username and password. Also where can I
> > put commands to start a program automatically once the computer boots
> > up. Thanks.
> 
> Uh, that doesn't make a lot of sense.  The machine will boot without a
> username unless an fsck fails and requires manual intervention.  The
> only time a machine needs a username and password is to start up an
> interactive session.
> 
> To run programs at boot, stick the commands in /etc/rc.d/rc.local.
Thanks Rick I'll put the command here and give it a whirl.
Jim
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