Re: init/rc scripts

[Vidiot <brown mrvideo vidiot com>]

>Probaly should be in a man or info page somewhere but I don't think that
>init is the one it should be in since it does say that on Sys V systme
>it works closely with the scripts in init.d:
>
>CONFORMING TO
>       Init is compatible  with  the  System  V  init.  It  works
>       closely  together  with  the  scripts  in  the directories
>       /etc/init.d and /etc/rc{runlevel}.d.  If your system  uses
>       this  convention,  there  should  be  a README file in the
>       directory /etc/init.d explaining how these scripts work.
>
>Perhaps the README should be included in the distro in /etc/init.d . 
>Seems like there is a boot process howto That I read way the *$^%* back
>in my begining linux days that explained at least how rc gets called. 
>since then I have alwys gone straight to /etc/init.d to look ath the
>scripts whenever I had a question about what was happening.  This is how
>I learned that the K?? and S?? files needed to be capitalized s and k
>after a very difficult night trying to get a home grown script working.
>
>Since this is such a integral issue and lots of people have  not even a
>cursory understanding of how it works, the README refered to would be a
>good place to put the info or at least a pointer to where to look.
>
>Why don't you submit an enhancement request if it really pisses you off.
>
>Bret

Good idea.  BTW, I knew about cap K and S :-)  It doesn't really piss me off.
It is just one of those nice to let people know about type of things.

MB
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