Normally I am able to execute and run the bash script. This link only explains this stuff, however I need to add it as a start up application. I was able to do it by the help of GUI. Unfortunately I could not handle it on ubuntu server which I have to use the command line. 

Newly on desktop version I am able to add it to the start up applications via command line. However it is including a bash.sh.desktop file which is in the ~/.config/autostart and I think it wont be able to work on ubuntu server. While I am trying if you know a better way, please let me know. 

You could have a look at chkconfig (services) and crontab (any script) to automate this.

Hi, put the starting command into the `/etc/rc.local` file before the `exit 0` instruction. You need to specify the full path to the `bash` and the script in this way

/bin/bash /home//myscript.sh

exit 0

The script will be executed on every startup. You may need to have the root permissions to edit this file.

@Igor Moiseev, I am always wondering in which order boot-up is performed. Do you know at which point rc.local will be evaluated (e.g.: would dependencies like having a network connection be satisfied)?

In general, is anyone aware of a sequence diagram showing the boot process?

Check question 11.5 at http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-customizing.en.html

Ubuntu server being based on Debian, must follow these conventions. Lookup at other scripts at /etc/init.d in order to follow the conventions (for starting-stoping), /etc/rc2.d/S15blahblah -> /etc/init.d/blahblah means blahblah will be executed (started) at that position (15) /etc/rc2.d/K14blahblah means blahblah will be executed (stopped)  at that position (14), thus you can decide if you want to run it after network is up etc. Of course you can use the scripts for creating links, but I think its too much. Note: don't use rc.local as that is not Debian compliant (and ugly!).

HI Cansu,

do yoi really want to start the script at the startup of the server or when you login?

Of you actually want to start at server boot time, then you can make it a service and start this in the runlevel you are running. You can control this via chkconfig...

If you want to start at the login of a user, add the execution of the script to your .profile or .bash_profile file in the home directory of the user in question.

Cheers,

  Marc

Hi Cansu,

If you want to start script at boot time, you have several options:

1. (SYSV init) place your script in /etc/init.d and make symlink from /etc/rc2.d to it

2. (systemd service) create and install service (Type=oneshot)

3. (crontab) one line: @reboot path_to_your_script

3rd option is most simple, I think

Remember to add #!/bin/bash as the first line of your script

Hi Cansu,

UBUNTU has different way to do some task. Maybe you can refer this link:

http://superuser.com/questions/299394/how-to-automatically-execute-a-shell-script-when-logging-into-ubuntu

or

http://jonathonhill.net/2009-04-23/auto-start-a-shell-script-on-ubuntu-server/

I hope, that links will help you

you can just put the script in your home directory and add a line in your .bashrc file

source  your_script.sh

I am sure you'd have solved the problem by now but I would just put a solution for the sake of it.

1st. your script must have permission to run so lets make it executable:

chmod +x  myscript.sh

2nd. test your script and double check that it does what is supposed to do:

./myscript.sh

If everything looks ok then you are almost done. Now you need to know whether this script need to be run:

a. at system startup (say before the user logs on),

b. at user logon (say when you are logged on with your user)

These two scenarios have different easy solutions and are extensively cover on the internet. 

Given that it is unknown what the script does, putting a line in ~/.bashrc might not be a solution that work for you. E.g. if your user logs on automatically in a X session and you don't need/want to open a terminal then bash does not play any role until you open a terminal in X or until you log on in text mode anyway.

If that is the case then you might want the script to be called for instance by  ~/.xinitrc. If instead you are actually working from the terminal then  Ijaz A Malagore is right and calling your script from ~/.bashrc will work. 

Again, I don't know what your script does but I would make sure though that the script also echos something in terminal so that I know that bash has executed something... forgetting about scripts can be annoying in future if you may be required to debug issues.

hi there are several methods for this , but the easiest way :

1- open a terminal with Alt+Ctrl+ t 

2- gedit ~/.config/autorun/myscript.desktop

and paste these lines into gedit editor but change the whole string after Exec= put full path of your bash script file 

[Desktop Entry]

Type=Application

Exec=***path*of**your**script**

Hidden=false

NoDisplay=false

X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true

Name[en_US]=myscirpt

Name=myscirpt

Comment[en_US]=

Comment="this my first startup program"