How to add a script in Startup Applications to all accounts?

[Dirkoir]

Hi, all:

I have a script ("xset s off") which prevents a laptop from freezing when going into (or coming out of?) idle induced suspend mode. When I added it to the "Startup Applications" it ended up installed only in my primary user account. How can I install it so it works in all user accounts on this machine -- other than manually installing the same script over and over in each account like a mule? (a mule with hands;-)

Thanks.

[Spearmint2]

I can guess. Put it in a root owned folder like bin, lib, or sbin and add it to the startup programs list.

[Dirkoir]

I think, noob that I am, I need a little elaboration. *sheepish grin*

[Spearmint2]

If you have an executable file or script you want all to have access to, don't have it under /home folder.

[eanfrid]

Put it in the /etc/xdg/autostart folder. This is the system-wide equivalent to every user autostart folder (~/.config/autostart). The user autostart folder is the one populated with .desktop files when you add/edit something with "Preferences/Startup applications".

[Spearmint2]

somewhere near paris

[Dirkoir]

Thanks, eanfrid! Following your lead, I browsed to /home/dirkoir/.config/autostart where I found a single file named: xset.desktop

Looking inside the file, it contained:

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[Desktop Entry]
Type=Application
Exec=xset s off
Hidden=false
NoDisplay=false
X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=true
Name[en_US]=Prevent Screen Blanking
Name=Prevent Screen Blanking
Comment[en_US]=Hopefully I can leave laptop unattended now.
Comment=Hopefully I can leave laptop unattended now.
X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=0

That would seem to be the script. Neat! Now, if I copy it to /etc/xdg/autostart, I will also need to change it's owner and group privileges from dirkoir to root, right?

(Afterwards, I suppose I can and should delete my own personal dirkoir-only autostart script which would now be redundant. Too bad the GUI tool only works on a per-user basis. If it weren't restricted that way, the GUI tool would make global adjustments easier to find and manage.)

[altair4]

Now, if I copy it to /etc/xdg/autostart, I will also need to change it's owner and group privileges from dirkoir to root, right?

Nope. The reason it's "nope" is because you can't copy it to /etc/xdg/autostart as dirkoir.

You need to do this as sudo:

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sudo cp /home/dirkoir/.config/autostart/xset.desktop /etc/xdg/autostart

When you do that you copy as root and the file will save with root as owner automatically.

[Dirkoir]

Haha, the thought had recently occurred to me, too. (guess, I must be learning)

I guess, I could do it via the GUI, too: gksu nemo