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run_program_at_boot [2016/09/07 11:32] – walkeradminrun_program_at_boot [2017/01/31 16:40] – walkeradmin
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 <color blue>At the end of the file add a line to run the Python script:</color> <color blue>At the end of the file add a line to run the Python script:</color>
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-    sudo /home/pi/Python/UMD004.py &+    sudo python /home/pi/Python/UMD004.py &
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-<color Red>Note</color>+<color purple>Note:</color> 
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 The <color Red>&</color> is important if your program does not end (say its a looping program) the <color Red>&</color> tells raspbian not to wait for the program to terminate before continuing. The <color Red>&</color> is important if your program does not end (say its a looping program) the <color Red>&</color> tells raspbian not to wait for the program to terminate before continuing.
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 +<color red>Warning!!!</color>
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 +This method means that the script will run on each login. So if after boot, a user logs in via an SSH session, the script will run again. This will cause issues, if this is a problem, try the Cron method [[run_program_at_boot_using_cron|here]].
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