Starting a simple sh script at reboot? Why is this to difficult?

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I've tried everything, I've followed and undone every method I've come across on here but nothing works.

I want to run a simple start-up script for an executable upon reboot, and no other time, as a specific user.

For example, I want to run /home/path/to/shscript/start.sh as user "bob"

Cron seems to do nothing. And I'm at a loss as to how to do this.

Ubuntu server version 21.10. Minimal installation.

Every boot (once) or at every login of that user? For cron issues, check this answer (or without cron). Then sudo -u bob -- /pathto/script.sh. Of course, the script should be readable and executable by bob. — Pablo Bianchi, Apr 29 '22 at 04:42
For us to be of any help, show us *exactly* what you tried. What was the cron line used? In which cron file? (etc.) If you have tried *everything*, then obviously there's nothing left to do and it's a lost cause, isn't it? — muru, Apr 29 '22 at 06:42

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 29 '22 at 04:09

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sudo ln -s /usr/bin/"ProgramName" ~/.config/autostart

Have you tried this. It works for me in ubuntu 18.04 i am not sure about ubuntu 21.10.

answered Apr 29 '22 at 04:09

needhelpmannnn

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