rc.local not called when starting the system

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Here is the full rc.local

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

touch /home/jack/test.txt
bash /home/jack/Scripts/select_wallpaper.sh

exit 0

When executing the script manually no problem occures and everything works fine. I have tried to put the test command touch into the rc.local but nothing happens!? I have checked the sysv-rc-conf and it is enabled! What am I missing??

Here is the content of my /etc/init.d/rc.local:

 #! /bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides:          rc.local
# Required-Start:    $all
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start:     2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop:
# Short-Description: Run /etc/rc.local if it exist
### END INIT INFO

PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin

. /lib/init/vars.sh
. /lib/lsb/init-functions

do_start() {
    if [ -x /etc/rc.local ]; then
        [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_begin_msg "Running local boot scripts (/etc/rc.local)"
    /etc/rc.local
    ES=$?
    [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg $ES
    return $ES
fi
}

echo $1 > /home/jack/test.txt

case "$1" in
start)
do_start
    ;;
restart|reload|force-reload)
    echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2
    exit 3
    ;;
stop)
    ;;
*)
    echo "Usage: $0 start|stop" >&2
    exit 3
    ;;
esac

I inserted the line echo $1 > /home/dan/test.txt myself but nothing is written there!? When I execute it like sudo /etc/init.d/rc.local start everything works fine just not when booting the system!?

/home/../test.sh is the same as /test.sh. And in the second example you have three dots, is it a typo? Which user are you using to run the command? Is /etc/rc.local executable? — Rmano, Oct 13 '14 at 19:18
the bash command has nothing to do with touch and the dots are just supposed to show a long path — wasp256, Oct 13 '14 at 19:20
Ok --- so without more detailed (and complete) information it will be very difficult to answer... ls -l /etc/rc.local and its content could help. — Rmano, Oct 13 '14 at 19:22
possible duplicate of Why doesn't rc.local run all my commands, and what can I do about it? — αғsнιη, Oct 13 '14 at 19:28
@KasiyA I don't think so since none of my commands are executed!? — wasp256, Oct 13 '14 at 19:29
A) check if /etc/rc.local has the x flag set. B) if select_wallpaper.sh is doing something related to the graphic environment, it can't work; the graphic system is not yet up when rc.local is run. — Rmano, Oct 13 '14 at 19:31
bug reported https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/sysvinit/+bug/882254 — αғsнιη, Oct 13 '14 at 19:33
A) Yes the x flag is set for all B) no the script does nothing with the graphic environment! THE COMMAND touch is not executed as well!! — wasp256, Oct 13 '14 at 20:00
In order to test your script use sudo /etc/init.d/rc.local start this will run rc.local as root and with restricted environment like during system startup, and you should see if there are errors. — Lety, Oct 13 '14 at 22:17
I tried the command and it worked fine, the file got generated and the script was executed! — wasp256, Oct 14 '14 at 06:30
Did you check if in /etc/rc2.d folder exists link to /etc/init.d/rc.local? — Lety, Oct 14 '14 at 23:31
Yes it is encrypted! And the / and /home/jack/ folders are on different partitions I guess thats the problem!? Is there a workaround on this? — wasp256, Oct 15 '14 at 13:22

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 17 '14 at 17:40

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I put the script in the Startup Applications and it works now fine

answered Oct 17 '14 at 17:40

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