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/etc/rc.d Directory soft links

Hi

I can see some soft links in /etc directory which are pointing to /etc/rc.d Directory contents.

Code:

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root        7 Jan 31 08:19 rc -> rc.d/rc

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc0.d -> rc.d/rc0.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc1.d -> rc.d/rc1.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc2.d -> rc.d/rc2.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc3.d -> rc.d/rc3.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc4.d -> rc.d/rc4.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc5.d -> rc.d/rc5.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      10 Jan 31 08:19 rc6.d -> rc.d/rc6.d

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      13 Jan 31 08:19 rc.local->rc.d/rc.local

lrwxrwxrwx.  1 root root      15 Jan 31 08:19 rc.sysinit -> rc.d/rc.sysinit

Any body please tell me what is the purpose of these soft links in /etc directory ? I am using RHEL 5.4 ...

Hello,

Those links are just there to have compliance with the general Linux Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. Some distros use /etc/rcX.d and others use /etc/rc.d/rcX.d, where X is the runlevel. In order to have compliance as mentioned, short links are used so that programs can be installed on both systems. For example, Debian uses /etc/rcX.d. You can read more about FHS on WikiPedia or directly on the FHS Homepage. Hope that helps.

Kind regards,

Eric

Hi EricTRA

Thank you so much for your answer

Hi,

You're welcome. Have a nice day and enjoy Linux.

Kind regards,

Eric