Re: about the FAQ and /etc/init.d

[John Spence <jspence@lynx.net.au>]

> > Adding system startup links pointing to /etc/init.d/jmasq ...
> >   rc2.d/S19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc3.d/S19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc4.d/S19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc5.d/S19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc0.d/K19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc1.d/K19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> >   rc6.d/K19jmasq -> ../init.d/jmasq
> 
> S* means, execute with the argument "start"; K* means, execute with the
> argument "stop"; so, runlevels 2-5 will "start" the script, and runlevels
> 0, 1, and 6 will "stop" it.

AH! It makes sense now, thanks.

So I'd better mimick some of the other scripts and add start/stop
parameters or move it to /etc/rc.boot/

-- 
John Spence <jspence@lynx.net.au>  http://www.lynx.net.au/~jspence


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