Ubuntu Oscam Startup Script

**checkitout** · 28-05-11, 01:12 PM

I am needing to add a start up script in a Ubuntu Oscam Server I am playing around with.

Done some searching here but it seems like finding a needle in a hay stack.

I am a bit of a Linux newbie so if someone could please post what this should look like and where it is placed that would be a great help

**Hannible** · 28-05-11, 01:59 PM

Go to the ETC folder then you need to edit the rc.local file then add the following;

/usr/local/bin/oscam -b -c /usr/local/etc/ &

exit 0

cheers
hannible

**checkitout** · 28-05-11, 07:39 PM

Thanks Hannible

Just curious to understand this a little better - a am a newbie and learning on linux stuff

1.
"/usr/local/bin/oscam -b -c" --> this shows a path to oscam the "program" what does the "-b" and "-c" do?

2.
"/usr/local/etc/ &" ---> yes there is a path to the oscam files what does the "&" do

3.
exit 0 ---> ... I have no idea on this is for?

Just for my learning I think this would be nice to know...

**Hannible** · 28-05-11, 09:43 PM

Basically, it allows oscam to auto start on pc boot up, then exit on successful startup on oscam.

cheers
hannible

**jgm** · 29-05-11, 12:12 AM

Originally Posted by checkitout

Thanks Hannible

Just curious to understand this a little better - a am a newbie and learning on linux stuff

1.
"/usr/local/bin/oscam -b -c" --> this shows a path to oscam the "program" what does the "-b" and "-c" do?

-b says start in background & -c says take next argument as the configuration directory.

2.
"/usr/local/etc/ &" ---> yes there is a path to the oscam files what does the "&" do

Run this command in the background.

3.
exit 0 ---> ... I have no idea on this is for?

Returns an exit state of zero - ie. a successful completion.