#"$Revision: 1.6 $" # /etc/init.d contains initialization and termination scripts for # changing init states. These scripts are linked when appropriate to # files in the /etc/rc?.d directories. File names in rc?.d directories # are of the form [SK]nn<init.d filename> where 'S' means start this job, # 'K' means kill this job, and 'nn' is the relative sequence number for # killing or starting the job. When entering a state (init 0,2,3, etc.), # the rc[0-6] script executes those scripts in /etc/rc[0-6].d that are # prefixed with 'K' followed by those scripts prefixed with 'S'. # # EXAMPLE: When changing to init state 2 (default multi-user mode), # /etc/rc2 is initiated by the init process. The following # steps are performed by /etc/rc2: # # 1. In the directory /etc/rc2.d are files used to stop processes # that should not be running in state 2. The filenames # are prefixed with 'K'. Each 'K' file in the directory is # executed (by /etc/rc2) in alpha-numeric order when the system # enters init state 2 (see example under next item). # # 2. Also in the /etc/rc2.d directory are files used to start # processes that should be running in init state 2. As in the step # above, each 'S' file is executed in alpha-numeric order. # # Example: # # The file /etc/init.d/network is a script that will # initiate networking daemons when given the argument # 'start', and will terminate the daemons if given the # argument 'stop'. It is linked to /etc/rc2.d/S30network # and to /etc/rc0.d/K40network. The file is executed by # '/etc/rc2.d/S30network start' when init state 2 is # entered and by '/etc/rc0.d/K40network stop' when # shutting the system down. # # # NOTE: /etc/rc2 has references to the obsolescent 'rc.d' directory. # These references are for compatibility with old INSTALL scripts. New # INSTALL scripts should use the init.d directory for related # executables. The same is true for the shutdown.d directory.