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Date:      Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:13:49 +0100
From:      RW <fbsd06@mlists.homeunix.com>
To:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: What is difference between /etc/rc called programs and ones called after login prompt shows up
Message-ID:  <20080823231349.5941d9f3@gumby.homeunix.com.>
In-Reply-To: <bef9a7920808231338s79c78f14w1b8b65f31ffc6d33@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:38:13 -0400
"Aryeh Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> wrote:


> c) See a additionally to prove all the above here is my /etc/rc (the
> last 2 lines where added just to prove the point):
> 
> #!/bin/sh
> 
> PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
> 
> swapon -a
> fsck -p
> ...
> fuse: failed to exec mount program: No such file or directory
>
> Thus it is clear that the *ONLY* difference between the /etc/rc calls
> and the post getty calls is when they are made.  

There's another difference: your /etc/rc script doesn't export PATH. 




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