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From: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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Subject: Re: SysV init
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> > I am very interested, because I want to run SVR4 database server
> > binaries without hacking up my rc file.
> 
> Lame excuse: you can already almost do this by now.  Put the script
> (taking an argument of "stop" or "start") in /usr/local/etc/rc.d.
> 
> What's needed is the rc.shutdown facility, but we've been debating
> this already, and it doesn't exactly require a SysV init to be done.

But then I have to do something other than simply run the manufacturer
provided install.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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