Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 08:35:33 -0400 From: "ACiD" <ACiD-0@comcast.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: FreeBSD Startup Question Message-ID: <BDELILKGNFPFIMOJKDOIKEPJDCAA.ACiD-0@comcast.net>
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All, I have been working a lot with Free 5.0. Because of a few issues, I had to back down to 4.8-RELEASE. Now I am having problems understanding the rc loading process. On 5.0 its easier (what I am used to from the Solaris days, etc.) The file system has an /etc/rc.d directory that loads separate scripts on boot. My local apps are also loaded from /usr/local/etc/rc.d. This, for me, was a convenient way to modify say syslogd and change it to listen for incoming network connections (-r). But in 4.8 there is no rc.d directory. I am having trouble understanding how everything works here. the /etc/rc file seems to load everything (most - at least syslog) referencing a "syslogd_flags" variable. I found that placing this variable in the rc.conf file was reference (google search), but it did not work for me. Anyhow, would someone mind taking the time and explain the rc load process on 4.8 to me and why its different in 5 ? Also, am I correct in saying that the 5.x tree will (remain) change to using the rc.d directory structure that I like so much ??? Thanks very much in advance and sorry for seeming like such a noob !
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