[SOLVED] Run Script on reboot (Linux) in specific conda env

Issue

I wanted to re-run my training (model), if my system restarts. For that, I tried using crontab.

@reboot conda deactivate 
@reboot conda activate pytorch
@reboot bash scripts/train.sh

I added conda deactivate because it was opening with base. But this didn't work out because I guess these are all run separately. How can I set the environment for my scrip to run on reboot.

Solution

Use conda run. The conda activate command is only intended for interactive shell sessions. For programmatic execution in an environment, Conda provides the conda run command. Try something like:

@reboot conda run -n pytorch . scripts/train.sh

Answered By - merv

Answer Checked By - Dawn Plyler (WPSolving Volunteer)