What are rc*.d

sikandar · 09-12-2003, 11:08 PM

There are different files in /etc/rc3.d like S99local, K* etc. What kind of files these are and what is the use of these files. I have to execute a script at boot time and found these files where I can do this but don't know exactly.

synaptical · 09-12-2003, 11:15 PM

[they have different functions, some for loading modules, some to initialize different runlevels and shutdown, some to load hotplug devices, and so on. you could probably put a command to a start up script in rc.local (if you have one, or look for a red hat equivalent).

sikandar · 09-12-2003, 11:32 PM

Any link from where I can get detailed info about these files?

Skyline · 09-13-2003, 07:16 AM

They're just Start or Kill symlinks to the actuall services in /etc/rc.d/init.d - each of the /etc/rc.d/rcX.d directories contains an appropriate set of symlinks for starting or killing services at that run-level..