How to run program automatically while login?

Dear All:

If I want to run a program or command automatically everytime when I
login, how can I do it?
Thanks?

On 15 Sep 2004 18:30:42 -0700, wilson wrote:
> Dear All:
>
> If I want to run a program or command automatically everytime when I
> login, how can I do it?

If running the KDE desktop. Create a script to run whatever in
..kde/Autostart and chmod +x your_script_here.


If command line, not gui desktop, call your script from bottom of .bash_profile

Hi Bit Twister,

What's the difference if I wrote in .bash_profile or in /etc/rc.local?
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


Bit Twister <BitTwister@localhost.localdomain> wrote in message news:<slrnckhrir.a6c.BitTwister@wb.home.invalid>.. .
> On 15 Sep 2004 18:30:42 -0700, wilson wrote:
> > Dear All:
> >
> > If I want to run a program or command automatically everytime when I
> > login, how can I do it?
>
> If running the KDE desktop. Create a script to run whatever in
> .kde/Autostart and chmod +x your_script_here.
>
>
> If command line, not gui desktop, call your script from bottom of .bash_profile

On 16 Sep 2004 00:49:14 -0700, wilson wrote:
> Hi Bit Twister,
>
> What's the difference if I wrote in .bash_profile or in /etc/rc.local?

You asked for "on login". That is .bash_profile and would run
everytime you logged in.

Had you asked during bootup it would be /etc/rc.local or a startup
script in /etc/init.d with links in the /etc/rc.d/rcX.d directories
and only run during boot up or runlevel changes.