Ubuntu – Executing a script at startup and shutdown

To execute a script at startup of Ubuntu

• Edit /etc/rc.local and add your commands
• The script must always end with exit 0

To execute a script upon rebooting Ubuntu:

• Put your script in /etc/rc0.d
• Make it executable (sudo chmod +x myscript)
• Note: The scripts in this directory are executed in alphabetical order

The name of your script must begin with K99 to run at the right time.

To execute a script at shutdown:

• Put your script in /etc/rc6.d
• Make it executable (sudo chmod +x myscript)
• Note: The scripts in this directory are executed in alphabetical order

The name of your script must begin with K99 to run at the right time.

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