Date: 12 Dec 2003 07:39:35 -0500 From: Lowell Gilbert <freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> To: Andre Grove <ondrugs@ananzi.co.za> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: startup scripts in /usr/local/etc/rc.d Message-ID: <44r7zaky60.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> In-Reply-To: <3FD9A0E3.6050206@ananzi.co.za> References: <20031211173501.G4978@asu.edu> <441xrah8wx.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <3FD9A0E3.6050206@ananzi.co.za>
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Andre Grove <ondrugs@ananzi.co.za> writes:
> Why would a script not run? I have a script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d, I
> did chmod +x it, but it still does not run at startup.
You didn't give much information there. Not feeling terribly psychic
today, I'll just tell you what the manual says.
o Scripts are only executed if their basename(1) matches the shell
globbing pattern *.sh, and they are executable. Any other files or
directories present within the directory are silently ignored.
o When a script is executed at boot time, it is passed the string
``start'' as its first and only argument. At shutdown time, it is
passed the string ``stop'' as its first and only argument. All rc.d
scripts are expected to handle these arguments appropriately. If no
action needs to be taken at a given time (either boot time or shut-
down time) the script should exit successfully and without producing
an error message.
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