Auto-Start Program at Login in Angstrom on BeagleBoard

Question

How do I start an application automatically after login? I have tried the following:

1. Editing /etc/inittab but I don't have an /etc/inittab file, it looks like my system uses systemd.
2. Starting my application by adding it to the script /etc/rc.local.
3. Adding a script in /etc/init.d and a symlink to the script in /etc/rc5.d/S51script_name.
4. Calling my script from ~/.bashrc and ~/.bash_profile.
5. Adding a service to systemd but I couldn't get it to work and it seems more complicated than it should be for my purposes.

I am running Angstrom v2012.01-core - Kernel 3.0.17+ on BeagleBoard xM.

Answer 1

Found the answer: The script /etc/profile is ran when the user logs in. You can add a line to start your application at the end it.