Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 15:39:47 +0200 (CEST) From: "P. U. Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de> To: ACiD <ACiD-0@comcast.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Startup Question Message-ID: <20030705152723.F56856@small.pukruppa.de> In-Reply-To: <BDELILKGNFPFIMOJKDOIKEPJDCAA.ACiD-0@comcast.net> References: <BDELILKGNFPFIMOJKDOIKEPJDCAA.ACiD-0@comcast.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Sat, 5 Jul 2003, ACiD wrote: > All, > > I have been working a lot with Free 5.0. Because of a few issues, I had to > back down to 4.8-RELEASE. Now I am having problems understanding the rc > loading process. On 5.0 its easier (what I am used to from the Solaris > days, etc.) The file system has an /etc/rc.d directory that loads separate > scripts on boot. My local apps are also loaded from /usr/local/etc/rc.d. > This, for me, was a convenient way to modify say syslogd and change it to > listen for incoming network connections (-r). > > But in 4.8 there is no rc.d directory. I am having trouble understanding > how everything works here. the /etc/rc file seems to load everything > (most - at least syslog) referencing a "syslogd_flags" variable. I found > that placing this variable in the rc.conf file was reference (google > search), but it did not work for me. I guess you have to edit /etc/rc.conf - do have a look at # man rc.conf which lists all options. Regards, Uli. > > Anyhow, would someone mind taking the time and explain the rc load process > on 4.8 to me and why its different in 5 ? Also, am I correct in saying that > the 5.x tree will (remain) change to using the rc.d directory structure that > I like so much ??? > > Thanks very much in advance and sorry for seeming like such a noob ! > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > +-----------------------------------+ | Peter Ulrich Kruppa | | - Wuppertal - | | Germany | +-----------------------------------+
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?20030705152723.F56856>