

HOMEDIR=`getent passwd $dbuser | cut -d: -f6` # Required-Stop: $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog $named # Required-Start: $local_fs $remote_fs $network $syslog $named # Replace with linux users you want to run Dropbox clients for Paste the following script into the file /etc/init.d/dropbox

How to Make Dropbox Start up Automatically on BootĬreate a new file in directory /etc/init.d/ called "dropbox" for the service management script Press CTRL + C to terminate the Dropbox daemon process. It also will automatically create a Dropbox folder under ~/Dropbox for the user you are logged in as. If the Dropbox client on your server is successfully synced, you will see the message "Client successfully linked, Welcome!" and it will stop printing the authorization link. You will be asked to provide your username and password in order to link to your Dropbox account. Now copy and paste the link to any web browser (on any computer) so that it will start to link this machine to your Dropbox account. # will be replaced by your unique host_id value. This client is not linked to any account. If your Ubuntu server is not linked to a Dropbox account yet, so you will see a message like the following every few seconds: Sync Ubuntu Server with Your Dropbox Account Run the dropbox client daemon on with the command below: This How-to Installs and Configure Dropbox on Ubuntu Server 14.04.ĭownload Dropbox via the official Dropbox site:ĭropbox for 32-bit Architecture wget -O ""Įxtract the downloaded archive with command below
