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aut start program which requires root password

Asked by Dick Hampikian

I have am using weewx (weather system logger) that I want to start up automatically on login. It requires root privileged.
Manually i enter at command prompt: sudo /etc/init.d/weewx start
This works fine, it asks for root password, which I enter....all OK.
How do I get this to run automatically on boot?

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

Run:

sudo gedit /etc/rc.local

If the file is empty, add the below 2 lines:

/etc/init.d/weewx start
exit 0

If there is text in the file, add the line:

/etc/init.d/weewx start

ABOVE the "exit 0" line

It will now run each boot and as root

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