Custom script on live USB

[Member Minam]

Hello,

Here is my question : how do you run a custom script at boot on an AntiX live USB.

I tried a very simple script on /home/dev/demo. I changed the permission to chmod 777 and it’s runing great.
I put a line in /etc/rc.local to launch that script. From the terminal, I can run the rc.local from the terminal which is also launching my custom script.

However, at boot, the rc.local reset to the default file so my custom script can’t be launch.
Even with a persistant root live USB, the rc.local resets.

Any idea to solve my problem ?
How to launch a custom script from an AntiX live USB ?

Thanks,

Minam

[Forum Admin anticapitalista]

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Does it work as you have it now with a persistent homefs?

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[Member Minam]

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No it doesn’t work with persistant root. The rc.local reset everyboot so I can not launch my custom script.
I choose persistant root manual save. I didn’t understand that part very well. but other files in /home/demo/Documents can be saved between boots.

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persistent home not root.

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[Member rayluo]

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Minam wrote:

No it doesn’t work with persistant root. The rc.local reset everyboot so I can not launch my custom script.
I choose persistant root manual save. I didn’t understand that part very well.

You need to follow anticapitalista’s suggestion. Using persistent **home** would do it.

Minam wrote:

but other files in /home/demo/Documents can be saved between boots.

If you were not using Persistent Home, “/home/demo/Documents” aren’t supposed to be saved between boots.
Perhaps you were referring to documents inside “/home/demo/Live-usb-storage”? Those would be saved regardless of what persistence you would use, if at all.

Lastly, since you are also new here (#HandShake), this might also be a good FYI to you. https://www.antixforum.com/forums/topic/why-setting-up-home-persistence-not-force-me-to-create-a-different-password/

[Member Minam]

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Hello,

Thank you for your help. Yes I messed up between persistent all/home/root.
So I have two requirements :
1/ my custom script in /home/demo/Docments/test.sh must be saved between boots
2/ /etc/rc.local must not be reseted between boots (to launch my custom script on boot with the last line : “sh /home/demo/Document/test.sh”

Here are my tests :

A/ custom script /home/demo/Documents/test.sh, rc.local modified and persistent root
=> NOK : custom file erased after boot (…/Documents/ is empty) and rc.local is reseted after boot (my last line to launch the custom script is not here anymore)

B/ custom script /home/demo/Documents/test.sh, rc.local modified and persistent all
=> NOK : custom file OK (…/Documents/test.sh is still here) and rc.local is reseted after boot (my last line to launch the custom script is not here anymore)

C/ custom script /home/demo/Documents/test.sh, rc.local modified and persistent home
=> NOK : custom file OK (…/Documents/test.sh is still here) and rc.local is reseted after boot (my last line to launch the custom script is not here anymore)

Even with persistent home, I can’t launch my custom script at boot. The problem is the rc.local that I can’t modify.

Minam

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