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[RESOLVED] @reboot doesn't seem to work in cron



  • I put a @reboot <my script> in the cron (using crontab -e). But my python script doesn't seem to launch on reboot. It runs fine if I run it from the command line.

    Is @reboot not supported in cron on the Omega?

    Thanks,
    Dave



  • As per stated here, OpenWRT/busybox(which onion is based on) does not support "@" expressions.

    I almost forgot to mention: you can provide a better behaviour(considering you'll have additional options) using init scripts. You can setup one using the instructions provided here. I have done one last weekend to start my python app with little/no headaches. I suggest give it a try.

    Regards,
    Vinicius



  • To run things on startup put the commands in the file /etc/rc.local before the exit 0 line ?
    I've done this for a couple of networking scripts I want to run on startup.



  • Thanks all! I put a line in /etc/rc.local and it worked!


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    @Dave-Abouav glad to hear that!
    Can you please add [RESOLVED] to the post title?



  • FYI, if you want to start a process to run on startup and continue running, then you can add it to /etc/rc.local, but that'll keep rc.local running until your process finishes (never, possibly)

    Instead, you can use start-stop-daemon:

    start-stop-daemon -S -b -x /root/project/project-script
    

    You'll need to make sure your script is executable, too. The -b puts the process in the background so it won't hold up execution of the rest of rc.local.


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