On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 09:42, Michael Holt wrote: > Jack Coates mused: > > On Tue, 2003-11-11 at 07:58, Michael Holt wrote: > >> How can I start / stop the gpilotd manually? > >> I want it to get started when the machine boots but I'd like to > >> be > >> able to shut it off manually. > > > > In a terminal, type > > > > pkill gpilotd > > > > AAAHHHH!!! DUH!! I'm sorry I'm very distracted this morning :/ > > Ok, killing the thing isn't really a problem - starting it when > the machine boots would be nice. :) > I got a little frustrated trying to find the actual 'gpilotd' > on/off button. I'd like to be able to run the gpilotd as an init > script, but I don't know where it lives. I did some googling > around but had no luck. > > Anyway, thanks Jack!
NP :-) if you've got a sessions-capable window manager, your configger will have some sort of a "start these programs" tool. Otherwise, put an executable script into ~/Desktop/Autostart/ and call it from there. If you go that route, look our for how you edit the script -- Anything in the folder will be executed, including ~ backup files. -- Jack Coates Monkeynoodle: A Scientific Venture...
Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
