rc.local in SuSE linux?

[patrik]

I'm trying out SuSE Linux now--I used RedHat earlier. However, I can't find the rc.local file, and I never learnt how to do "the full Sys V init stuff". (Quote from RedHat rc.local.)

Is there a similar file with another name, or how should I start my mprime on this OS? Suggestions? I know about the (IMHO) ugly solution of starting it e.g. every 5 minutes in a cron job. Is there a better way to do it?

[patrik]

I just found the answer myself (in /etc/init.d/README).

In SuSE the file name is /etc/init.d/boot.local.

[paulunderwood]

I know about the (IMHO) ugly solution of starting it e.g. every 5 minutes in a cron job. Is there a better way to do it?

Answer

[victor]

#!/sbin/runscript

start() {
ebegin "Starting MPrime"
tail -n1 /home/victor/Primes/mprime/results.txt
start-stop-daemon --start -N16 --quiet --exec /home/victor/Primes/mprime/mprime -- -B
eend $?
}

stop() {
ebegin "Stopping MPrime"
start-stop-daemon --stop --exec /home/victor/Primes/mprime/mprime -- -B
sleep 1
tail -n1 /home/victor/Primes/mprime/results.txt
eend $?
}

Perhaps this runscript I wrote for my gentoo boxes would be useful

A few notes on it :
start-stop-daemon --start -N16 --quiet --exec /home/victor/Primes/mprime/mprime -- -B
the "-N16" asks to run mprime with nice-level 16
the 'tail's show the last line writtent in results.txt. I added this to see how far I am when booting and shutdowning my computer :)
For any other question, ask the man

(I think start-stop-daemon is a really neat command to start/stop mprime at the boot :))

(I almost forgot to say that you need to put this script in something like /etc/init.d/mprimed ;))