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From: Tony Wells <tony@camel.kdsi.net>
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To: Martin McCormick <martin@dc.cis.okstate.edu>
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Subject: Re: Best Recommended Practice for Starting Daemons During Boot
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The directory /usr/local/etc/rc.d is a default directory for system
initialization scripts for rc to look at.  'man rc' for more intriguing
info. :)

Martin McCormick wrote:
> 
>         I have installed the ISC dhcp server on a FreeBSD system
> and it appears to work so I am trying to get the startup command
> included in the boot procedures.
> 
>         I followed the same pattern in rc.conf as is used by
> named and ntpd but nothing happened.  The documentation says that
> rc.conf is not meant to start the daemons but supplies values to
> the variables used in other scripts like rc.network.  I also saw
> a reference to rc.d and the system kindly creates a rc.d
> directory in /usr/local/etc.
> 
>         What is the most elegant way to start a daemon that has
> been added after system installation?
> 
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> OSU Center for Computing and Information Services Data Communications Group
> 
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