When are scripts inside etc/profile.d executed?

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I added some scripts from root inside etc/profile.d to execute at startup time. But when will these scripts be executed if I login into system as a non root user? I want to start LDAP-server at start-up time, independently from which user has first logged in.

I use CentOS 6.3.

score 37 · Accepted Answer · edited Sep 23 '21 at 23:40

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Files in /etc/profile.d/ are run when a user logs in (unless you've modified /etc/profile to not do this) and are generally used to set environment variables.

edited Sep 23 '21 at 23:40

user1461607

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answered Mar 20 '13 at 15:49

iconoclast

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 03 '12 at 07:39

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In order to add a script to be started during system startup, you need to use chkconfig after putting the script in /etc/init.d folder.

This has nothing to do with user login.

answered Oct 03 '12 at 07:39

Khaled

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 25 '22 at 12:43

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If you want to run it at system startup you can add it to /etc/rc.d/rc.local.

Or make an init script with a suitable runlevel.

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Dave Jarvis

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answered Oct 03 '12 at 08:03

Laurentiu Roescu

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When are scripts inside etc/profile.d executed?

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