startup scripts?

Hi, is there any way to run a script on startup? I've attempted creating a service to execute my script but it doesn't run.

The script just changes the enabled/disabled wakeup value for a few usb devices in /sys/bus/usb/devices/*/power/wakeup, so that when I put my PC to sleep, only my controllers or the power button can wake the PC and there are no accidental wake ups if my mouse moves etc.

Running the script manually works, and continues to work indefinitely regardless of the number of sleep/wake cycles, however when shutting down completely or restarting, if I was booting into windows for example, I need to manually run the script again before my intended functionality resumes.

Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

Solution

I managed to get it working this morning to my surprise lol.

I created a service in /etc/systemd/system, removed all the sudo commands from my script and added a 3 second sleep timer. That didn't work and threw an error that access was denied to the script directory. I changed the location of my script from /home/kyle/scripts/startup/ to /usr/local/bin/ and that worked once I updated the service file to match.

Thanks for all your help in figuring it out!!

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PegaSys•2/17/25, 10:54 PM

kde has a autostart category in settings

PegaSys•2/17/25, 10:55 PM

gnome should have it in gnome tweaks

Clint BollywoodOP•2/18/25, 8:10 PM

No luck with this, whenever I restart, the autostart tab in settings just says "Not yet autostarted" next to my script. I have attempted to run it as a program which created a .desktop file in the autostart directory, but this also didn't work. I recreated the original script within the autostart directory too.

For clarification I'm using KDE not Gnome.

CClint Bollywood No luck with this, whenever I restart, the autostart tab in settings just says "...

PegaSys•2/18/25, 9:09 PM

make sure you're actually executing the script with bash

PPegaSys make sure you're actually executing the script with bash

Clint BollywoodOP•2/18/25, 11:52 PM

How do I make sure the script is executing with bash using the autostart function?

PegaSys•2/18/25, 11:54 PM

execute it with /bin/bash

PegaSys•2/18/25, 11:54 PM

@Clint Bollywood

Clint BollywoodOP•2/18/25, 11:57 PM

Is that within the script itself? Or the autostart settings?

I'm very new to Linux apologies if that's a simple question

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 12:06 AM

When I created the script I added #!/bin/bash to the first line if that's what you mean?

CClint Bollywood Is that within the script itself? Or the autostart settings? I'm very new to L...

PegaSys•2/19/25, 11:00 AM

in the .desktop file

PegaSys•2/19/25, 11:00 AM

you can select a program

CClint Bollywood How do I make sure the script is executing with bash using the autostart functio...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 11:24 AM

make sure the first line for the script is and its executable

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 11:25 AM

/bin/bash is the same as /usr/bin/bash here too

HHikariKnight make sure the first line for the script is `#!/usr/bin/bash` and its executable

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 11:29 AM

The first line of the script is #!/bin/bash/ and I haveade it executable with chmod +x followed by the path to the script.

I currently have the script added to steam and when I run it from there it works and sets the right wakeup values so the script is working

CClint Bollywood The first line of the script is #!/bin/bash/ and I haveade it executable with ch...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 11:29 AM

remove the at the end

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 11:31 AM

Didn't mean to type the / at the end on my message, the / isn't there on the script

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 11:35 AM

and if you need to make a systemd service
if it needs root access then put it in
(do not use sudo in the script)
if it runs as user then you can put it in
or

this is a simple "run the script" service unit you can modify

forgot if its default or multi-user that works in gamemode, cant check as im heading out the door

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 11:37 AM

the you do and enable the sevice
note: if its a user service use with the flag

HHikariKnight and if you need to make a systemd service if it needs root access then put it in...

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 12:45 PM

I'll try this when I next get chance, thank you!!

HHikariKnight and if you need to make a systemd service if it needs root access then put it in...

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 1:13 PM

When I previously tried the systemd method, I used a .service file and used systemctl enable --now file path

Is a .unit file different?

HHikariKnight and if you need to make a systemd service if it needs root access then put it in...

Ginja Ninja•2/19/25, 5:19 PM

I was actually looking at running a script as well but my command requires root and sudo, what's the reason we shouldn't have sudo in the script?

GGinja Ninja I was actually looking at running a script as well but my command requires root...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 8:27 PM

because the units in run as root

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 8:27 PM

so you dont need sudo

Ginja Ninja•2/19/25, 8:28 PM

I do apologize, I'm also new to this, but if I'm understanding correctly I can just remove sudo from the command and keep the rest as is?

GGinja Ninja I do apologize, I'm also new to this, but if I'm understanding correctly I can j...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 8:36 PM

yep

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 8:36 PM

as long as the script is run by a system service you dont need sudo in the script

HHikariKnight and if you need to make a systemd service if it needs root access then put it in...

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:04 PM

I've attempted this with both multi-user and default, running from /etc/systemd/system/usb-wake-fix.unit but neither have worked when booting up.

Is there no other way to set the USB wakeup state per device?

I'm at a loss for why the script doesnt run

CClint Bollywood I've attempted this with both multi-user and default, running from /etc/systemd/...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 9:05 PM

show me the script

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:05 PM

I also removed sudo from each command in the script and added a 10 second sleep command just in case it was being overwritten

HHikariKnight show me the script

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:05 PM

I'll send it as soon as I get back to my pc

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 9:06 PM

well im about to head off so might not respond until tomorrow

HHikariKnight well im about to head off so might not respond until tomorrow

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:08 PM

#!/bin/bash
sleep 10

chmod 666 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-7.2/power/wakeup
echo "disabled" > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-7.2/power/wakeup #disables keyboard usb wakeup
chmod 644 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-7.2/power/wakeup

chmod 666 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.4/power/wakeup
echo "disabled" > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.4/power/wakeup #disables mouse usb wakeup
chmod 644 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.4/power/wakeup

chmod 666 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.1/power/wakeup
echo "enabled" > /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.1/power/wakeup #enables bluetooth usb wakeup
chmod 644 /sys/bus/usb/devices/1-13.1/power/wakeup

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 9:09 PM

and what does show

HHikariKnight and what does `systemctl status usb-wake-fix` show

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:12 PM

Usb-wake-fix could not be found

It's a .unit file, should I make it a .service file instead?

CClint Bollywood Usb-wake-fix could not be found It's a .unit file, should I make it a .service ...

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 9:13 PM

yes it should be .service, sorry im used to calling them unit files as thats what they have been referred to in the past

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:13 PM

No worries, I'll try again tomorrow and report back, hopefully that will fix it

Clint BollywoodOP•2/19/25, 9:14 PM

Thanks for all the help so far

HikariKnight•2/19/25, 9:15 PM

the script should work from the look of it and its late enough in the boot for it to have everything populated

HHikariKnight as long as the script is run by a system service you dont need sudo in the scrip...

Ginja Ninja•2/19/25, 9:33 PM

Awesome! I'll give it a shot!

Solution

HHikariKnight the script should work from the look of it and its late enough in the boot for i...

Clint Bollywood•2/20/25, 10:04 AM

CClint Bollywood I managed to get it working this morning to my surprise lol. I created a servic...

HikariKnight•2/20/25, 10:12 AM

yeah script files have to be in a system location (unless its a user service)

Clint BollywoodOP•2/20/25, 10:13 AM

That makes a lot of sense I'm not sure why I didn't think of it earlier. Oh well, I've learned something new today. As confusing as this linux journey is, I'm loving the challenge

HikariKnight•2/20/25, 10:14 AM

a lot of things in the end is sensible when you look at it

HikariKnight•2/20/25, 10:14 AM

until you run into a command that has something like as arguments

Clint BollywoodOP•2/20/25, 10:15 AM

I'm hoping at least for now that I don't have to go much deeper than this