At 06:59 PM 4/14/00 +1000, Danny wrote:
>Assuming I want to install sys progs without the RPMS I was wonder why the
>developers of RH have made modifying etc/rc.d so complex.
>
>Whereas in BSD you have to only create a file called sysprogs.sh to start the
>program up.
>
>
The main reason that it is complex is to offer more flexibility.
It really isn't that hard once you get used to it. You can modify
one of the existing scripts in /etc/rc.d/init.d to use with the
new daemon, and then use any of the existing tools to select the
run levels it will run under. Or if you want to use a quick and
dirty method, just add the commands to start it at the end of
/etc/rc.d/rc.local.
You may not need the flexibility of different run levels, but for
some users it comes in handy to be able to shut down the network
stuff, or select between GUI and command line logins. And for
some systems, being able to controll the order that things start
and stop can be important.
Mikkel
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