Date: Wed, 20 Sep 1995 09:57:13 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill/Carolyn Pechter <pechter@shell.monmouth.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Startup scripts Message-ID: <199509201357.JAA12432@shell.monmouth.com>
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> Here is my view on this matter:
>
> I belive the scripts should support three arguments:
> start
> stop
> restart
I think restart isn't needed. Stop followed by start should work for
restart.
>
> I belive we need to scan multiple directories, and support the following
> semi-hardcoded paths:
>
> /etc/rc.d
> for the root's own hacks and for major startup tasks
> ("sh /etc/rc.d/nfs restart" would be a wonderful thing....)
OK... I think /etc/init.d sould be a master repository for them all
like SVR4.j
>
> /etc/pkg/rc.d
> for installed packages startup tasks
> /etc/X11/rc.d
> for X11 related startup tasks.
Why not use /etc/init.d if there's no name conflict with any existing
program?
>
> It should all be under /etc because the security goes south if we are not
> very careful.
Agreed.
>
> And that's all folks...
Yes! Yes! Yes... this looks a lot like SVR4 (well, AT&T did this in SVR3).
I tend to like the method they use.
Here's a quick description for those who haven't seen it.
/etc/init.d -- startup scripts
/etc/rc?.d -- scripts that get run at run level ? (Yup, I know we don't have
multiple run levels -- but I can hope...)
The scripts start with S?? and run through to S99 or so...
The admin symlinks or copies /etc/init.d/nfs to /etc/rc3.d/S35nfs to make it the
35th (assuming all #s are allocated) startup script to run in the system.
(And it runs at run-level 3)
the /etc/init.d/nfs script is also linked to a K35nfs which is used to kill
the process when going to a different run state -- in our case single user.
The rc? script (one for each run level) does the following
for i in K*
do
sh K* stop
done
for i in S*
do
sh S* start
done
Adding routines involves dropping them into /etc/init.d/ and linking
them. No edits, no hacking, no broken /etc/rc problems. At worst case
only ONE routine (for the newsest program) bombs.
Bill
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