Re: run process in startup

[Matthew Miller <mattdm mattdm org>]

On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 09:04:07AM -0400, Claude Jones wrote:
> > > crontab -e
> > > add at the end
> > > @reboot /usr/local/bin/noip2
> > Woah, cool. I never knew that -- very useful.
> But what's the difference between doing it this way and adding the command
> to rc.local? Is it just a matter of different paths to the same end, or
> are there differences in the implementation?

The cron thing is an easy way to do it as a normal user.


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