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=Startup Services=

(Unfortunately, there is a seemingly endless number of ways to add a startup service to Ubuntu. One is using upstart, in <code>/etc/init</code>, one is using <code>/etc/rc.local</code>, and the last uses LSB init scripts. The last method is recommended.)

To add a program to the startup process of Ethane, follow this procedure:

First, create a script in <code>/etc/init.d</code> with the name of your service (e.g., servicename):

<pre>
sudo touch /etc/init.d/servicename
</pre>

Next, edit the servicename script so it contains a header (following this format: http://wiki.debian.org/LSBInitScripts) along with any commands that need to be run:

<pre>
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: scriptname
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog
# Required-Stop: $remote_fs $syslog
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Start daemon at boot time
# Description: Enable service provided by daemon.
### END INIT INFO

put_your_commands_here
</pre>

Last, add the servicename to the boot sequence:

<pre>
sudo update-rc.d servicename defaults
</pre>

You should see an output like this:

<pre>
Adding system startup for /etc/init.d/svnserve ...
/etc/rc0.d/K20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc1.d/K20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc6.d/K20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc2.d/S20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc3.d/S20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc4.d/S20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
/etc/rc5.d/S20svnserve -> ../init.d/svnserve
</pre>

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