How to run a script automatically when AIX version 7 server reboots?

UNIX AIX
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Am new to AIX please help me. I have AIX7 server. When ever the system reboots my script need to run automatically. This will help me to start my application automatically after the server reboot.

Thanks,
Prince Wells

2

put your script in this file

 
/etc/rc.d/
3

I have lot of rc1.d, rc2.d,rc3.d and init directories in /etc/rc.d

Where i have to add my script? Please help me.

4

check /etc/inittab file

  • Just create a script file in /etc called rc.myscript and put your startup command in the file
  • edit your inttab and this line:
myscript:2:once:/etc/rc.myscript > /dev/null 2>&1
5

ahem, ... yes and no. While this is certainly true and will certainly work one should - out of habit - use the mechanisms the OS offers to do so. In this case this means to use the command mkitab .

Be sure to read the man page of mkitab before you do that.

I hope this helps.

bakunin

6

I still believe that applications should be started from /etc/rc.d/rc2.d via link - the startscript itself should be in /etc/rc.d/init.d) while service-like applications like cluster software, security software and alikes should be started from inittab.

It is a pain when the system doesn't boot because some application script started from inittab doesnt work or is started at the wrong time of the system boot sequence - or even worse because the entry in inittab is wrong / not working at all - and I myself prefer to rename scripts in init.d when I do not want them to start for any reason rather than to over and over modify inittab - but this might be just personal taste.

Regards
zxmaus

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My friend .. there is file under /etc called rc in the end of that file just put your script and it'll be automatically started after the reboots

Thanks..

8

this is good idea.

or you can use

My /etc/rc.local file looks like this..

[root@localhost test]# cat /etc/rc.local 
#!/bin/sh
#
# This script will be executed *after* all the other init scripts.
# You can put your own initialization stuff in here if you don't
# want to do the full Sys V style init stuff.

touch /var/lock/subsys/local
#ifconfig p33p1 1.1.31.240 netmask 255.255.255.0
#route add default gw 1.1.31.1
sh /usr/share/tomcat/apache-tomcat-6.0.26/bin/startup.sh

May help you..

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There is no rc.local by default, in AIX (at least not in 5.3!). If you want to add one, you'll need to let /etc/inittab know about it.

And what if you want to stop the program when the server shuts down?

I prefer the option zxmaus suggested.

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oh , thank you scottn for this information..