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Subject: Re: script to be executed on system startup.
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>      I have a script file, i want that script to be executed on system
> startup.
>
> I am doing this on Linux in following two steps : -
>
> 1. Copying the script to /etc/rc.d directory.
> 2. /sbin/chkconfig --add "scriptname"
>
>
> I want to achieve the same on FreeBSD
>
> chckconfig file is not present, documentation says i have to add it to
> rc.conf file.

you have to

1) make your own service started in /etc/rc.d (look at others for example)

2) simply add what's needed to rc.local