Openbox root autostart?

Question

I want to run a script as root when the computer starts. This was earlier done in rc.local, but not anymore.

What I've tried:

The script is for setting things powertop recommends; the script works just fine when I run sudo /pathto/script.sh.

FYI, anything in /etc/profile* is run when a user (and any and every user) logs in, not when the system boots. — depquid
– depquid, Commented May 7, 2013 at 15:59
Ok sure, I then assume that they are run as the user who log in. Sooo where is the file that root runs? — Gunnish
– Gunnish, Commented May 7, 2013 at 16:19
/etc/rc.local would be the right place. Why not keep it there? Why involve Openbox, which is not started when the computer starts but only if someone logs in and chooses that as their window manager? — Gilles 'SO- stop being evil'
– Gilles 'SO- stop being evil', Commented May 7, 2013 at 23:06

dougBTV · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-08 14:30:12Z

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You could put it in your crontab with

@reboot /pathto/script.sh

answered May 8, 2013 at 14:30

dougBTV

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