What Is Startup Script in Linux?
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A startup script is a file that performs tasks during the startup process of a virtual machine (VM) instance. … For Linux startup scripts, you can use bash or non-bash file. To use a non-bash file, designate the interpreter by adding a #! to the top of the file.

What is Startup script?

A startup script is a file that contains commands that run when a virtual machine (VM) instance boots. Compute Engine provides support for running startup scripts on Linux VMs and Windows VMs. The following table contains links to documentation that describes how to use startup scripts.

Where is the startup script in Linux?

A typical Linux system can be configured to boot into one of 5 different runlevels. During the boot process the init process looks in the /etc/inittab file to find the default runlevel. Having identified the runlevel it proceeds to execute the appropriate startup scripts located in the /etc/rc. d sub-directory.

James H. Sterling

James H. Sterling

Environmental Science & Climate Journalist

James Sterling reports on renewable energy developments, climate policy, ecological conservation, and green tech innovations around the globe.

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