Script to turn on keyboard LED won't work automatically as a starup application

Question

I'm having a problem that I don't know what else to do. I've created a simple one command shell script with the following lines:

#!/bin/bash
xmodmap -e 'add mod3 = Scroll_Lock'

I've given execute permission to it using:

sudo chmod a+x scr.sh

If I run it from the terminal, it runs. No errors. BUT if I put it on Startup it won't run on auto. I have a CMDevastator keyboard and trying this script to turn on the keyboard LED.

I'm having the same problem, I was going to ask a similar question now. :/ — Marco Giovanni, Dec 01 '16 at 11:17

score 1 · Answer 1 · edited Nov 10 '17 at 18:25

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You can add your script to /etc/rc.local, make sure you provide full path to your script before exit 0. Anything written after exit 0 will never be executed.

#!/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.
sh /path/to/your/script.sh
exit 0

edited Nov 10 '17 at 18:25

derHugo

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answered Dec 01 '16 at 11:20

Liso

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This will fail by definition, since this will be overwritten by local procedures. – Jacob Vlijm Dec 01 '16 at 14:15
I'll try asap!. – Marcos Honorio Dec 02 '16 at 11:22
This post has flagged as duplicate, please try the linked answer instead. – Liso Dec 02 '16 at 11:30

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 01 '16 at 11:26

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Use Cronjobs Using crontab -e And @reboot Or Use /etc/rc.local

answered Dec 01 '16 at 11:26

Sadegh Alirezaie

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This will fail by definition, since this will be overwritten by local procedures. – Jacob Vlijm Dec 01 '16 at 14:15
I don't wanna use any thirdy softwares, but I'll take a look to it. I'm new in linux world. Thanks for all the help! – Marcos Honorio Dec 02 '16 at 11:23

Script to turn on keyboard LED won't work automatically as a starup application

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