Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2007 22:42:28 -0700 From: Brian <bri@sonicboom.org> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rc.local equivalent Message-ID: <4695BF44.6090507@sonicboom.org> In-Reply-To: <4695BB25.9040706@FreeBSD.org> References: <b024b3480707110642h33a7fb7dy105df656965d646a@mail.gmail.com> <4695BB25.9040706@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote:
> Morgan Reed wrote:
>
>
>> Given that rc.local is now deprecated,
>>
>
> Where did you get that idea?
>
>
man rc.local on a freebsd 7 box says
The rc utility is the command script which controls the automatic boot
process after being called by init(8). The rc.local script
contains com-
mands which are pertinent only to a specific site. Typically, the
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/ mechanism is used instead of rc.local these
days but
if you want to use rc.local, it is still supported. In this case, it
should source /etc/rc.conf and contain additional custom startup
code for
your system. The best way to handle rc.local, however, is to
separate it
out into rc.d/ style scripts and place them under /usr/local/etc/rc.d/.
The rc.conf file contains the global system configuration information
referenced by the startup scripts, while rc.conf.local contains the
local
system configuration. See rc.conf(5) for more information.
The rc.d/ directories contain scripts which will be automatically exe-
cuted at boot time and shutdown time.
So, rc.local, though not current is still supported.
Brian
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