How to set ccpd daemon to start automatically at startup?

Question

After installing a Canon printer in Quantal, in order to print I have to start ccpd at each restart with the command

sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start

This should be automated, says the driver manual. But before doing that, I believe that a script for that command must be created. Or is there a way to make the command run at startup without creating a script first? Whether a script must created or not, I guess a different command should be used, one that doesn't open the terminal and doesn't ask for the password each time.

I guess the answer might be like here, editing /etc/rc.local. That file looks like this:

#!/bin/sh -e
#
# rc.local
#
# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.
# Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other
# value on error.
#
# In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution
# bits.
#
# By default this script does nothing.

exit 0

But what should I do: just paste the command in the line 13 before exit 0? And what the command should be exactly?

(A supplementary question that I should ask is maybe this: should that command be put to start with the computer or only at login, or is that unimportant?)

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Considering similar questions on Askubuntu, beside the fact that I am not sure what the command is:

• this looks promising, but the answer was not set as definitive, and I need more advice. Also, I am in Lubuntu and do not have the Ubuntu GUI that adds stuff at startup. The same for this.

• also this: but its answer only concerns where to put the script not how to create it, and I guess the comment there drastically amends the answer ("~/.profile (which also calls ~/.bashrc) is only executed when logging into a shell (through Terminal or SSH for example). Not when logging into the GUI")

Solution 1

You will need to assign it a run-level. Something like this should do it:

  sudo update-rc.d ccpd defaults

Here is some more information:

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/hardy/man8/update-rc.d.8.html

Solution 2

This should add it to the autostart:

sudo update-rc.d ccpd defaults

Solution 3

I have looked a long time on the internet how to get it starting automatically. I proceeded as follows:

1. I read canon's manual in next link: http://software.canon-europe.com/files/soft28622/readme/README-capt-1.6xE.txt

2. Reading how to login as root in ubuntu 13.04 in next link: http://linuxg.net/enable-login-as-root-on-ubuntu-13-04/

Then I proceeded as follows:

• open terminal:
• enterred sudo passwd root
• used same password as normally (2x)
• entered sudo su
• entered: echo 'greeter-show-manual-login=true' >> /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
• exited terminal
• logged-off
• logged in using the word root as login and the chosen password (I had filled in in the terminal)
• Opened Nautilus - clicked on (computer on the left hand side and then) the folder /etc - scrolled down and found the file rc.local
• opened the file: added the line /etc/init.d/ccpd start just before line exit 0
• saved the file
• opened terminal (still as root otherwise you will not be able to shut down pc) and entered sudo passwd -l root to disable root.
• logged-out as root
• logged in as normal user
• shut down pc
• restarted pc
• opened terminal and used command line sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd status to check status.

I got it to work.

Important previous steps I took, but which I do not really know are neccesary: I added to startup applications

1. sudo update-rc.d ccpd defaults
2. sudo /etc/init.d/ccpd start

This is how I proceeded and it worked. There is probably an easier way, but this procedure garanties it will start up automatically.

Greetings

Comments

[Admin]

both answers are identical the other one a few minutes earlier so i put that as definitive.

[ScottC]

I think i was on the page for a few minutes before i answered, so didn't see the other pop up, so fair enough :)

[user154126]

this answer helped me, I didn't logged-in as root (cuz I failed at it) and didn't need start-up-apps. I think both measures are not needed. I also needed to add an extra line to /etc/rc.local (see my own answer). Thanx