Date: Mon, 18 Dec 2000 07:03:17 GMT From: Cliff Sarginson <cliff@raggedclown.net> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu, Randy Katz <randyk@ccsales.com>, Matthew Emmerton <matt@gsicomp.on.ca>, Otter <otterr@telocity.com>, Drew Tomlinson <drewt@writeme.com>, "FreeBSD Questions (E-mail)" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to Get Program to Start Automatically Upon Boot Message-ID: <E147uKL-0003jA-00@post.mail.nl.demon.net>
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> On Sun, Dec 17, 2000 at 08:32:08PM -0800, Randy Katz wrote: > > Please correct me if I'm wrong but /etc/rc.local seems to be alive and > > well, at least in R4.1.1... > > Before we get to far into another rc.d versus rc.local debate, let's > all RTFM, man rc, > > DESCRIPTION > Rc is the command script which controls the automatic reboot (calling the > other scripts) and rc.local is the script holding commands which are per- > tinent only to a specific site. Typically, the /usr/local/etc/rc.d mech- > anism is used instead of rc.local these days but if you do want to use > rc.local, /etc/rc still supports it. In this case, rc.local should > source /etc/rc.conf and contain additional custom startup code for your > system. > Errm, well that's cleared that up hasn't it.. mmm. The word "typically" is interesting, typically by who ? Don;t have this problem on linux hee hee (joke guys, no flames !) Cliff To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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