Re: Boot scripts

[Marcus Brinkmann <Marcus.Brinkmann@ruhr-uni-bochum.de>]

On Mon, Sep 04, 2000 at 08:48:17PM -0500, Mike Burns wrote:
> 
> I know that the boot scripts are being worked on (Makefile-ish, etc.).
> However, how is the boot process currently done? What scripts, if any, are
> called? I almost know that it's not /etc/rcx.d, right? Is there any
> explaination anyplace (WWW, etc.) on what the old-style boot-up was/is?

It's /libexec/rc which is called (after some other things).

The next hurd package will contain the attached version, which calls
/etc/rc2/*, which is enough to start all services.

Thanks,
Marcus

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#!/bin/bash
PATH=/bin:/sbin

swapon -a

if [ -r /fastboot ]
then
	rm -f /fastboot
	echo Fast boot ... skipping disk checks
elif [ $1x = autobootx ]
then
	echo Automatic boot in progress...
	date

	/sbin/fsck --preen --writable

	case $? in
	# Successful completion
	0)
		;;
	# Filesystem modified (but ok now)
	1 | 2)
		;;
	# Fsck couldn't fix it.
	4 | 8)
		echo "Automatic boot failed... help!"
		exit 1
		;;
	# Signal that really interrupted something
	20 | 130 | 131)
		echo "Boot interrupted"
		exit 1
		;;
	# Special `let fsck finish' interruption (SIGQUIT)
	12)
		echo "Boot interrupted (filesystem checks complete)"
		exit 1
		;;
	# Oh dear.
	*)
		echo "Unknown error during fsck"
		exit 1
		;;
	esac
fi

echo -n cleaning up left over files...
rm -f /etc/nologin
rm -f /var/lock/LCK.*
if test -d /tmp; then

  # Forcibly remove all translators in the directory.
  # It is then safe to attempt to remove files and descend directories.
  # All parameters must begin with "./".
  function remove_translators() {
    local f
    for f; do
      settrans -pagfS "$f"
      if [ -L "$f" ] || [ ! -d "$f" ]; then
	rm "$f"
      else
	remove_translators "$f"/* "$f"/.[!.] "$f"/.??*
	rmdir "$f"
      fi
    done
  }

  (cd /tmp
   shopt -s nullglob
   for f in * .[!.] .??*; do
     case "$f" in
     'lost+found'|'quotas') ;;
     *) remove_translators "./$f"
     esac
   done)

  unset -f remove_translators  # because it relies on nullglob

fi
if test -d /var/run; then
  (cd /var/run && { rm -rf -- *; cp /dev/null utmp; chmod 644 utmp; })
fi
echo done

# This file must exist for e2fsck to work. XXX
touch /var/run/mtab

#echo -n restoring pty permissions...
#chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqrs]*
#echo done

#echo -n updating /etc/motd...
#echo GNU\'s Not Unix Version `uname --release` > /tmp/newmotd
#egrep -v 'GNU|Version' /etc/motd >> /tmp/newmotd
#mv /tmp/newmotd /etc/motd
#echo done

chmod 664 /etc/motd

(
	trap ":" INT QUIT TSTP

	if [ -d /etc/rc2.d ]
	then
		for i in /etc/rc2.d/S*
		do
			[ ! -f $i ] && continue
			$i start
		done
	fi
)

date