rc.local not loaded on boot

[Bruno Martins]

On 03/25/2012 07:44 PM, Kevin Fenzi wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Mar 2012 15:57:25 +0100
> Bruno Martins<bmomartins at gmail.com>  wrote:
>
>> Hello list,
>>
>> I can read here:
>> http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/16/html/Release_Notes/sect-Release_Notes-Changes_for_Sysadmin.html
>>
>> the following:
>>
>>
>>          3.2.4. rc.local no longer packaged
>>
>> The |/etc/rc.d/rc.local| local customization script is no longer
>> included by default. Administrators who need this functionality
>> merely have to create this file, make it executable, and it will run
>> on boot. Upgrades are not affected by this change.
>>
>> However, in my system this isn't happening.
> ...snip...
>
>> ## Defaults brightness to maximum.
>> echo 10>  /sys/class/backlight/acpi_video0/brightness
> I would expect this to work. Does it?
>
>> ## Enables mousepad tapping in LXDE.
>> synclient TapButton1=1
> This will fail. synclient needs a DISPLAY to work with. When rc.local
> is run it's before there's any X session and thus no display. I would
> expect this to not work.
>
>> ## Enables mousepad vertical scrolling in LXDE.
>> synclient VertEdgeScroll=1
> Ditto above.
>
>> #exit 0
>>
>> However, if I run the file manually, it loads OK.
>  From an active X session? Yes, I would expect that to work since you
> have a DISPLAY.
>
>> Can you please give me a tip on this?
> I would look at making these into a script, then give it a desktop file
> and set it to autostart in your desktop env. At that point it should
> have a display and work.
>
>> Best regards,
>>
> kevin
You're right Kevin.

In fact that first line of rc.local was being loaded.

I've done what you told me (create sh script, add it to auto-loaded 
programs) and it's working now.

Thanks everyone!

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*Bruno Martins*

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