How to start a service at startup
I am using Ubuntu Server to make a Kodi box. I'm using kodi-standalone-service to do so. I have made a shell script (sudo -S <<< "password" systemctl start kodi) to start kodi. When I run it mannually it starts kodi as expected. I need it to run at startup though. The only way I could do so (or at least I thought) was to add @reboot /home/main/startupscript.sh to crontab.
And I did so. Now Ubuntu stops after the initial boot log whithout any meaningful error message. And I cant use the terminal. Can you guys help me?
Could it be something to do with xorg even though I have it installed? (clearly as I can run it manually) Maybe the command is ran too soon in the boot process?
linux boot shell-script crontab kodi
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
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I am using Ubuntu Server to make a Kodi box. I'm using kodi-standalone-service to do so. I have made a shell script (sudo -S <<< "password" systemctl start kodi) to start kodi. When I run it mannually it starts kodi as expected. I need it to run at startup though. The only way I could do so (or at least I thought) was to add @reboot /home/main/startupscript.sh to crontab.
And I did so. Now Ubuntu stops after the initial boot log whithout any meaningful error message. And I cant use the terminal. Can you guys help me?
Could it be something to do with xorg even though I have it installed? (clearly as I can run it manually) Maybe the command is ran too soon in the boot process?
linux boot shell-script crontab kodi
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
1
I assume you’ve triedsystemctl enable kodi.service
– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07
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I am using Ubuntu Server to make a Kodi box. I'm using kodi-standalone-service to do so. I have made a shell script (sudo -S <<< "password" systemctl start kodi) to start kodi. When I run it mannually it starts kodi as expected. I need it to run at startup though. The only way I could do so (or at least I thought) was to add @reboot /home/main/startupscript.sh to crontab.
And I did so. Now Ubuntu stops after the initial boot log whithout any meaningful error message. And I cant use the terminal. Can you guys help me?
Could it be something to do with xorg even though I have it installed? (clearly as I can run it manually) Maybe the command is ran too soon in the boot process?
linux boot shell-script crontab kodi
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
I am using Ubuntu Server to make a Kodi box. I'm using kodi-standalone-service to do so. I have made a shell script (sudo -S <<< "password" systemctl start kodi) to start kodi. When I run it mannually it starts kodi as expected. I need it to run at startup though. The only way I could do so (or at least I thought) was to add @reboot /home/main/startupscript.sh to crontab.
And I did so. Now Ubuntu stops after the initial boot log whithout any meaningful error message. And I cant use the terminal. Can you guys help me?
Could it be something to do with xorg even though I have it installed? (clearly as I can run it manually) Maybe the command is ran too soon in the boot process?
linux boot shell-script crontab kodi
linux boot shell-script crontab kodi
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
asked Jan 5 at 5:49
Zizico2Zizico2
31
31
1
I assume you’ve triedsystemctl enable kodi.service
– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07
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I assume you’ve triedsystemctl enable kodi.service
– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07
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1
I assume you’ve tried
systemctl enable kodi.service– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07
I assume you’ve tried
systemctl enable kodi.service– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07
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The proper way to start a service during the boot proccess in a system that uses systemd is by using the enable option.
systemctl enable kodi.service
Regards.
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
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Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
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The proper way to start a service during the boot proccess in a system that uses systemd is by using the enable option.
systemctl enable kodi.service
Regards.
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
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Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
add a comment |
The proper way to start a service during the boot proccess in a system that uses systemd is by using the enable option.
systemctl enable kodi.service
Regards.
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
1595
Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
add a comment |
The proper way to start a service during the boot proccess in a system that uses systemd is by using the enable option.
systemctl enable kodi.service
Regards.
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
1595
The proper way to start a service during the boot proccess in a system that uses systemd is by using the enable option.
systemctl enable kodi.service
Regards.
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
1595
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
1595
answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
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answered Jan 5 at 6:15
Manuel FlorianManuel Florian
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Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
add a comment |
Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
Oh thank you. I had never used a service before. Should've done a little research xd. I've still got a problem though. I can't exit Kodi. When I do it terminates the X server and stays ok "closing log file.X server" until I reboot... (Power button or shutdown signal as I'm working on a virtual machine). Is it a problem with kodi-standalone-service?
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:27
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
I have found a way around it. I can just use another tty. It' still bugging me though...
– Zizico2
Jan 5 at 11:40
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
Glad it worked. I haven't used this service, so I don't really know how it works.
– Manuel Florian
Jan 5 at 19:53
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systemctl enable kodi.service– Appleoddity
Jan 5 at 6:07