Is there something like rc.local for system initialisation?

brian-e · 01-19-2004, 08:12 PM

Is there something like /etc/rc.local for putting things in like hdparm for drives and echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward to turn on forwarding, those sorts of things? What's the "proper Debian Way" of doing this?

Strike · 01-20-2004, 12:54 AM

well, hdparm stuff goes in /etc/hdparm.conf and the ip_forward setting is in /etc/network/options

brian-e · 01-20-2004, 01:30 AM

Here is the answer:

You need the initscripts package. This gives you /etc/hdparm.conf, where you can set parameters like turning on DMA for your hardrives. It also gives you /etc/sysctl.conf, where you can set kernel parameters.

Strike · 01-20-2004, 07:56 AM

Actually, /etc/sysctl.conf comes with procps (do a dpkg -S /etc/sysctl.conf if you don't believe me). But I still think that it should go in /etc/network/options instead as there is already a setting for it there and I'm not sure which would get applied first. Oh, and /etc/hdparm.conf comes with hdparm itself as well (again, dpkg -S if you don't believe me).