[arch-general] Run commands as user once network is up (NetworkManager)
I'm currently using NetworkManager's ability to run scripts once the network is up[1], but that seems to only be on a system level. Is there some way of also running scripts/programs as the logged in user once network is up? Especially I want to start dropbox only when the network is available. It seems completely incapable of coping with a network that appears after it's been started. /M [1]: I've put a short script in /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ that will start and stop openntpd when the network goes up and down. -- Magnus Therning (OpenPGP: 0xAB4DFBA4) magnus＠therning．org Jabber: magnus＠therning．org http://therning.org/magnus identi.ca|twitter: magthe
Excerpts from Magnus Therning's message of Wed Jul 29 17:57:24 -0400 2009:
I'm currently using NetworkManager's ability to run scripts once the network is up[1], but that seems to only be on a system level. Is there some way of also running scripts/programs as the logged in user once network is up?
Especially I want to start dropbox only when the network is available. It seems completely incapable of coping with a network that appears after it's been started.
/M
[1]: I've put a short script in /etc/NetworkManager/dispatcher.d/ that will start and stop openntpd when the network goes up and down.
Well, as a slight hack, consider using sudo -u or similar to run a command as a specified user. You may also be interested in setting DISPLAY=:0 if its a graphical program that requires X. -- Andrei Thorp, Developer: Xandros Corp. (http://www.xandros.com)
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