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Subject: Re: rc.d ?
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2008, kalin m wrote:

> hi all...
>
> i used to be able to put startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/.
> now on a new 7 install i have the scripts there but after restart nothing 
> happens.... 
> using the example here: 
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/configtuning-starting-services.html
>
> any particular reason?

Do you have:

local_startup="/usr/local/etc/rc.d"

in /etc/rc.conf ??

-d