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<DIV>rc.local is typically under /etc/rc.d not /etc. I'd be surprised if
mandrake is any different.</DIV>
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<DIV>It might also be worth making sure /etc/rc.d/rc.local is executable? Not
that I have ever encountered this problem. </DIV>
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<DIV>Good luck.</DIV>
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<DIV>...John...</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>-----Original Message----- <BR><B>From:</B> filpee
[mailto:filpee@iinet.net.au] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Thu 19/02/2004 6:51 PM
<BR><B>To:</B> plug@plug.linux.org.au <BR><B>Cc:</B> <BR><B>Subject:</B> [plug]
mandrake 9.4 startup<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have setup a simple firewall
script on my linux box which I call from boot using the file
/etc/rc.local</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Basically I have just tacked on to
the end of this file with a line similar to
/etc/firewall_script</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">But this script never seems to get
run and I have to manually execute via ssh</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Is there a way I can query my box
to see if the rc.local file is being run?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been led to believe that
this is a good place to execute startup batch scripts from but maybe there is
another file?</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks guys</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Phil</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ps im new to this group so if im
posting to the wrong section let me know where I should be posting.
ta</SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE>
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