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I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, but I need to run the following command:

sudo dhclient

after startup to acquire a stable ethernet connection. I am running dhclient during startup already, through the /etc/rc.local file.

Someone please help me run this command after-startup automatically (by removing it's requirement for root, or some other means), or suggest a different way of troubleshooting my ethernet connection.

Mahesh
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rofls
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One workaround would be to use rc.local with a sleep command. Put the following into /etc/rc.local:

(sleep 60; dhclient) &

This will make the command wait for 60 seconds before being executed, which should allow enough time for your machine to finish booting.

Scott Severance
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You can create a Custom script to start or stop services and make it executable at startup, i don't have experience in writing codes so please refer this official Guide look up Installing custom init-scripts

atenz
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