I have the following script I want to run every hour. I've set up the launchd to run every hour, on the following simple bash script:
sudo perl /Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/awstats.pl -config=alpha -update
It doesn't run with sudo nor without sudo. I need sudo for the script to work. Not really sure how to get around this.
Any advice appreciated.
Cron jobs in /etc/crontab can run as root, and thus they don't need sudo to run, you just need sudo to edit the file initially.
Try adding your job to /etc/crontab, and if it doesn't work, provide the syntax you used to run it, and the output from attempting to run it from there, showing why it doesn't work.
sudo runs a command as root; Launch Daemons run as root by default, so sudo is unnecessary and irrelevant. If the script is not running as a Launch Daemon, something else is wrong. Check /var/log/system.log for any errors launchd encountered trying to run the script, and maybe capture the script's output by adding something like this to the .plist file:
<key>StandardOutPath</key>
<string>/var/root/awstats.out</string>
<key>StandardErrorPath</key>
<string>/var/root/awstats.err</string>
Also, make sure you're running the script properly. A launchd .plist file doesn't parse commands like a shell command line, it expects you to hand it pre-parsed elements e.g. each command argument as a separate string:
<key>ProgramArguments</key>
<array>
<string>/usr/bin/perl</string>
<string>/Library/WebServer/CGI-Executables/awstats.pl</string>
<string>-config=alpha</string>
<string>-update</string>
</array>
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I have been trying to pip install psycopg2 for some time now
I have just updated to python 3.7.4, before this problem started.
To set my path to a specific python version I used the code below.
nano .bash_profile
I thought that it would now be easy for my system to identify the path of the newly installed python, as to enable it to install psycopg2. Then the below started happening.
The second line of system terminal or python terminal is now always showing:
-bash: zzzzz#: command not found on my terminal
No matter what I type on my terminal, I am always getting command not found
This would mean you literally have "zzzzz" somewhere in the bash_profile. Bash is seeing "zzzzz" as just another command to run at startup like the rest of the profile script. As there is nothing in your PATH matching that string, bash reports the issue back to you.
Either remove the extra line from your .bash_profile. OR use a terribly wasteful work-around!
ln -s /bin/true /bin/zzzzz
This will create a symbolic link to the "true" binary (all it ever does is return true) from zzzzz. Now bash can find zzzzz and run it during start up, which does nothing. No more error and an absurd work around. You should fix the file.
I'm working on a small project right now. I want the python script to automatically run after loggin into the GUI.
I followed the steps here: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/view ... 91&t=65607
But it didn't work for me. What it did was whenever I open up the terminal, the script will run automatically, but not after loggin into the GUI.
So I figured a easy solution is to configure the system so terminal runs after loggin into GUI.
Any suggestions?
To auto-start the terminal on boot, open this file with nano:
nano ~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
Add this line to the end of the file:
#lxterminal
Close, save and reboot
Reference and some other goodies to run a script on startup as well which may have been what you are actually looking for:
http://blog.startingelectronics.com/auto-start-a-desktop-application-on-the-rapberry-pi/
When you edit or create autostart file in your user space like
~/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
then, this file will override global lxsession autostart file in
/etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
so you should copy everything from global file to your newly created file.
By this way , after reboot you won't get a blank screen running openbox.
So, your file should contain
#lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi
#pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi
#xscreensaver -no-splash
point-rpi
And then add your necessary startup items at the bottom like
#lxterminal
In case you want to launch a terminal and automatically run a script inside it, you can do so by passing the --command parameter to the lxterminal command.
Open the autostart file
sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
Edit the autostart file
Right above the #xscreensaver line, add #lxterminal --command=/path/to/script"
My autostart file looks something like this.
#lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi
#pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi
#lxterminal --command="/path/to/script"
#xscreensaver -no-splash
point-rpi
Note: In some places, it is suggested to use the -e flag instead of --command parameter in lxterminal, however that did not work for me. This did.
I'm using raspbian on a raspberry pi and I need to start a program on startup. What is the easiest way to do this? A bash script?
normally I run the following code in terminal:
../simple/./simple_run 12345
the executable has an input for 12345
Can someone step me through on how to do this?
Could you call your script at /etc/rc.local
If this file doesn't exist, create this:
#!/bin/sh -e
#
/.../myScript.sh
replace /.../myScript.sh by your script call... use full path.
Only one question... your script will be executed with "root" user... take care!
i just installed mongopi from https://github.com/RickP/mongopi and it working correctly after doing a few adjustments mainly $ sudo chown $USER /data/db. However my mongo and mongod calls arent persistent i do PATH=$PATH:/opt/mongo/bin/ &
export PATH however this does not last on next ssh session. Also how can I make mongo initialize at startup? I did all the steps from the github repo.
For the path part of the question:
To get the path working you should put it in a script that runs every time you log in. Generally there is a rc-file for you shell in your home directory. Type
echo $SHELL
to see what shell you are running. Go to your home directory:
cd
and then open the file that is called .(your shell)rc - that is, if you are running bash, open .bashrc
nano .bashrc
add the path at the end of this file:
PATH=$PATH:/opt/mongo/bin
export PATH
For the initialization part of the question:
Download and edit this script: Mongo init.d at github
You'll need to change the value of the DEAMON at line 50. I had some other troubles, but you should probably be ok if you create a configuration file (that probably could be empty) and refer to it from line 57. Also, you need to add a mongodb user that the server should run as. You can edit this on line 95, but the default is probably a good idea.
When all this editing is done, you move the file to /etc/init.d/mongodb, like so:
sudo mv init.d /etc/init.d/mongodb
and then add it to the systems start-up routine
sudo update-rc.d mongodb defaults
(This is presuming you run debian. Other distros may have other commands to do this.)
Now, see to that you are not running mongod some other place, and control the service by
sudo service mongodb start
service mongodb status
sudo service mongodb stop
... and so on. This will also run automatically on start-up and shutdown.
I have a perl script that I need to run once at startup with an argument under my user account.
So when I boot the system up it needs to execute a command like this,
./path/to/script.pl start
Any ideas?
You could use a line in your crontab (crontab -e)
To run a command at startup:
edit /etc/crontab
Add the following line:
#reboot root perl ./path/to/script.pl start
^^^ Runs as root. Change "root" to "BlackCow" to run as BlackCow
Or, you could use upstart (add a .conf file to /etc/init/). Here's a copy and paste from my notes:
Use upstart to run a daemon at reboot/start
e.g. /etc/init/prestocab.conf:
#!upstart
description "node.js server"
author "BlackCow"
start on (local-filesystems and net-device-up IFACE=eth0)
stop on shutdown
script
export HOME="/root"
exec sudo -u root /usr/local/bin/node /home/prestocab/prestocab.com/www/socket.io/server.js 2>&1 >> /var/log/prestocab.log
end script
To use:
start prestocab
stop prestocab
restart prestocab
#
You might want to use some sort of process monitor to restart the daemon if it crashes
Depends on what init you are using, if your version of Ubuntu is using upstart
you have to configure the appropriate Upstart start scripts, if not
the rc scripts based on your runlevel. Check update-rc.d.
On Ubuntu, the simplest way is to add this line to your /etc/rc.local file (before the exit 0 line, substituting username with your own user name):
su -c "./path/to/script.pl start" username &