rc.local not executing commands

[R Kimber]

On Thu, 5 Nov 2015 14:57:40 +0100
silver.bullet at zoho.com wrote:

> You did not mention what Ubuntu you are using, resp. what startup
> process your Ubuntu does use.

Sorry it's 15.04 ubuntu mate

> If you're using systemd, then use an unit, to
> 
>   /lib/systemd/system/
> 
> write a file named
> 
>   cpu_freq_scaling.service
> 
> with this content:
> 
>   [Unit]
>   Description=cpu_freq_scaling
> 
>   [Service]
>   Type=oneshot
>   ExecStart=/usr/bin/cpufreq-set -u 4.0Ghz
>   RemainAfterExit=true
> 
>   [Install]
>   WantedBy=multi-user.target
> 
> then run
> 
>   sudo -i
>   systemctl start cpu_freq_scaling
>   systemctl enable cpu_freq_scaling
> 
> Regards,
> Ralf

Thanks.  I can see that there are various ways one might have the command
executed.  But rc.local ought to work surely? It says:

# This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel.

It's really irritating when a simple method of doing something doesn't
work. Is it a bug?

- Richard
-- 
Richard Kimber