I like this rc.firsttime, but having to append to it is a bit awkard.
How about rc.firsttime.local for site specific use?
Index: etc/rc
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/etc/rc,v
retrieving revision 1.342
diff -u -p -r1.342 rc
--- etc/rc 1 Oct 2010 20:51:32 -0000 1.342
+++ etc/rc 3 Oct 2010 23:32:55 -0000
@@ -822,12 +822,15 @@ if [ X"${krb5_slave_kdc}" = X"YES" ]; th
# Remember to enable hpropd in inetd.conf
fi
-# If rc.firstime exists, run it just once, and make sure it is deleted
-if [ -f /etc/rc.firsttime ]; then
- mv /etc/rc.firsttime /etc/rc.firsttime.run
- . /etc/rc.firsttime.run 2>&1 | mail -s 'rc.firsttime output' root
-fi
-rm -f /etc/rc.firsttime.run
+# If rc.firsttime or rc.firsttime.local exist, run each just once,
+# and make sure they are deleted
+for f in /etc/rc.firsttime /etc/rc.firsttime.local ; do
+ if [ -f $f ]; then
+ mv $f $f.run
+ . $f.run 2>&1 | mail -s "$f output" root
+ fi
+ rm -f $f.run
+done
[ -f /etc/rc.local ] && . /etc/rc.local
Index: share/man/man8/rc.8
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RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/rc.8,v
retrieving revision 1.27
diff -u -p -r1.27 rc.8
--- share/man/man8/rc.8 26 Sep 2010 06:27:45 -0000 1.27
+++ share/man/man8/rc.8 3 Oct 2010 23:17:54 -0000
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm /etc/rc
.Nm /etc/rc.firsttime
+.Nm /etc/rc.firsttime.local
.Nm /etc/rc.local
.Nm /etc/rc.securelevel
.Sh DESCRIPTION
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ script, which runs commands and daemons
The
.Nm rc.securelevel ,
.Nm rc.firsttime ,
+.Nm rc.firsttime.local ,
and
.Nm rc.local
scripts hold commands which are pertinent only to a specific site.
@@ -127,8 +129,10 @@ See
.Xr securelevel 7
for the effects of setting the security level.
.Pp
-If
+If any of
.Nm rc.firsttime
+or
+.Nm rc.firsttime.local
exists, it is executed once and then deleted.
Any output is mailed to root.
Do not install
@@ -136,10 +140,8 @@ Do not install
from
.Pa siteXX.tgz
during a system install since the installer may write to it too.
-Rather, install an
-.Pa install.site
-script and let that script append the required commands to
-.Nm rc.firsttime .
+.Nm rc.firsttime.local
+is intented for site specific use and is not touched by the installer.
.Pp
.Nm rc.local
is executed towards the end of
@@ -212,6 +214,8 @@ System daemon configuration database.
Site specific daemon configuration database.
.It Pa /etc/rc.firsttime
Commands run on the first boot after creation.
+.It Pa /etc/rc.firsttime.local
+Site specific commands run on the first boot after creation.
.It Pa /etc/rc.securelevel
Commands run before the security level changes.
.It Pa /etc/rc.shutdown
