"Gladimir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I am slowly working my way through the HOWTO files on the linux > documentation site, beginning with Config-HOWTO, which recommends starting > with my kernel and hard disk performance. > > The problem is that section 2.6 recommends adding hdparm commands to the > following file: > /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit > > Of course, I have no such file on my system, and it would be futile to visit > all 7 of the rc#.d directories and grep for the hdparm command because that > command was not on my system until a few moments ago.
Create a new file and put it in /etc/init.d/, then use update-rc.d(8) to set it to run at whichever run-level(s) you deem appropriate. For more comprehensive information on how the init scripts work see <URL:http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-opersys.html#s-sysvinit>. -- Leonard Stiles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
