Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2008 17:22:52 +0000 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: script to be executed on system startup. Message-ID: <47A9ECEC.5040107@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <20080206174632.B4330@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> References: <1563a4fd0802060609j59451879h3920be790d7667c0@mail.gmail.com> <20080206152833.U3736@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20080206154317.GC18883@gizmo.acns.msu.edu> <20080206174632.B4330@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
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Wojciech Puchar wrote: >> >> No, don't add anything to rc.local. > > > no because of? The manual page. > The rc.local script contains com- > mands which are pertinent only to a specific site. Typically, the > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/ mechanism is used instead of rc.local these > days but > if you want to use rc.local, it is still supported. In this case, it > should source /etc/rc.conf and contain additional custom startup > code for > your system. The best way to handle rc.local, however, is to > separate it > out into rc.d/ style scripts and place them under > /usr/local/etc/rc.d/. It's there for backwards compatibility and you'll be bit when it goes away. --Alex
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