Ubuntu won't execute script on shutdown/restart

Asked Oct 14 '19 at 23:54

Active Oct 15 '19 at 04:05

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I've been looking through various pages on this site and others looking for a way to execute a script on shutdown and restart, but none of them are working for me.

I've tried placing bash scripts in /etc/init.d/ and linking them to /etc/rc0.d/ and /etc/rc6.d/, but they won't run on shutdown or restart. I've also tried using the update-rc.d command to create new services, but

they don't work, and
they don't even create a new link in the rc?.d folders.

edited Oct 15 '19 at 04:05

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asked Oct 14 '19 at 23:54

Alex S

sysvinit used /etc/rc*.d/, but sysvinit was long ago replaced by Upstart, which was in turn replaced years ago by systemd. See How to run a script with systemd right before shutdown? for good advice. – user535733 Oct 15 '19 at 00:22
One big problem with using sysvinit scripts for shutdown/restart is that they are easy to (unintentionally) bypass. That's why most housekeeping (like clearing /tmp) occurs at startup instead. – user535733 Oct 15 '19 at 00:28
I agree it's a duplicate, and for what it's worth I managed to get it working. Thanks for the help. – Alex S Oct 15 '19 at 01:08

Ubuntu won't execute script on shutdown/restart

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