linux automatic logging and automatic script execution

[florent manni]

2008/10/28 florent manni <mannivelle at gmail.com>

> thanks a lots for the answer indeed that was inittab (my mistake for initrd
> twice).
>
> Now (thaks to you) I know exactly where to set up things (as busybox
> doesn't support runlevel by default I'll try to write something in inittab).
>
> thanks a lot
>
> florent
>
>
>
> 2008/10/28 Chris Skepper <skepper at ukf.net>
>
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2008, florent manni wrote:
>>
>>  I try to make my embedded linux auto-logging and auto-executing a program
>>> after kernel loads thus I haven't got to use the terminal to logging and
>>> start my embedded program.
>>>
>>> does anyone has got a clue where I should look to set this option (I
>>> think
>>> it might be around /etc/initrd but I'm not sure).
>>>
>>
>> Hi Florent,
>>
>> You might be thinking of the file /etc/inittab or /etc/init.d/.  These
>> file(s) control what process are started by /sbin/init in different
>> run-levels.  Look at "man init" on a Linux system for more info, or read the
>> documentation for the version of init on the system.  That should enable you
>> to start whatever you want on bootup.
>>
>> If init is too heavyweight you can start any other application with the
>> the init= kernel parameter, but that's probably not recommended unless you
>> know what you are doing.
>>
>> Chris.
>>
>
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