I am looking for a simple way to start a simple .exe program on every bootup using rc.local (unless there's an easier way).
Currently, the executable program I want to run is located in: /home/pi/boot and is running properly using the sudo mono command.
I am trying to make this run at boot in the rc.local and I currently just have:
sudo /home/pi/boot/EXENAME.exe
of course I have the #!/bin/sh -e at the top of the file but not sure exactly how I should get this working.
.exe files will only run under mono. Prefix your file location with 'mono' in your script and it should work.
You should not be using rc.local assuming you are running a recent Raspbian which uses systemd. systemd will attempt to convert a well structured sysV script to a service, so it should still work.
An alternative for this case is to use cron.
You add commands to crontab by editing with crontab -e. E.g. I have @reboot sudo python /home/pi/shutdown_daemon.py in mine to run a program at boot.
There is a good tutorial at https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/linux/usage/cron.md
NOTE The first thing you should do (with ANY method) is run the program manually to ensure it actually works and the correct syntax.
