I know adding script in startup time. Is it possible, adding script in system shutdown time? For an example Whenever a user, shutdown their PC, I want a history -c command will run in the background so that the user’s previous worked commands can be erasing in the terminal.
Is it possible?
To run a script/command at shutdown/reboot, you need to take care of three things.
1. Find your Run Level
If you are on a Debian and alike system, your runlevel should be
RunLevel 0 : Halt the System
RunLevel 1 : Single User Mode aka Minimal Mode
RunLevel 2 - 5 : Multiuser Mode
RunLevel 6 : Reboot the System
Find the RunLevel as per your distribution. The rest of the below things to do is based upon above RunLevels.
2. put script to /etc/init.d and create symbolic link for System Halt
In the most general case script is stored in /etc/init.d folder and symbolic links are created in respected runlevel directories.
so to add a script say (custom_shut.sh) to execute automatically at shutdown, put the script in /etc/init.d folder and then create symbolic link (use ‘ln -s’ command) to /etc/rc0.d (0 is the runlevel to halt the system in my case).
3. put script to /etc/init.d and create symbolic link for System Reboot
Optionally if you want to run the script at reboot as well, create a symbolic link to /etc/rc6.d directory.
** All the above action needs root previledge, Don’t forget to su/sudo.
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To answer your question,
I need to know what is your shell? is it bash?
where is your complete script?
Did you put #!/bin/bash at the beginning?
Please post question complete in all aspect.
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my shell is bash.
No i did not add #!/bin/bash at beginning.
my script only have
history -c
Update:
I added #!/bin/bash at beginning. still same problem
I don’t know if doing the same thing at reboot would satisfy your requirement, but adding a @reboot cron job can accomplish this without much hassle.
@reboot history -c
Hope it helps.
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I think the problem is not the way you do it:
@gacanepa said: @reboot history -c. It’s right. But it only works with your current ssh or tty session, when run as crontab it does nothing.