====== Enable /etc/rc.local in Debian ======= Create a file ''/etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service'' and place the following contents in it: [Unit] Description=/etc/rc.local Compatibility ConditionPathExists=/etc/rc.local [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/etc/rc.local start TimeoutSec=0 StandardOutput=tty RemainAfterExit=yes SysVStartPriority=99 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Save the file and make it executable: sudo chmod a+x /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service Create a file ''/etc/rc.local'' with this command: printf '%s\n' '#!/bin/bash' 'exit 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/rc.local Make it executable: sudo chmod a+x /etc/rc.local Finally, enable and start the newly created service with this command sudo systemctl enable --now rc-local