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rc.d style scripts rather than rcNG scripts.

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Martin Heinen 2004-10-18 22:29:37 +00:00
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such as <filename role="package">mail/postfix</filename> or
<filename role="package">www/apache13</filename> are just two
of the many software packages which may be started during system
initialization. Thus it is only fair that an explanation be
provided on the procedures available for working with third
party software, in the rare cases something goes wrong and the
application does not start up properly.</para>
initialization. This section explains the procedures available
for starting third party software.</para>
<para>In &os;, most included services, such as &man.cron.8;, are
started through the system start up scripts. These scripts may
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important aspect to consider is that their start up configuration
can be handled through simple startup scripts.</para>
<para>Since the advent of rcNG, it became clear that system
initialization for third party utilities could be simplified.
For years applications would drop a simple start up script into
the <filename role="directory">/usr/local/etc/rc.d</filename>
<para>Before the advent of rcNG, applications would drop a
simple start up script into the
<filename role="directory">/usr/local/etc/rc.d</filename>
directory which would be read by the system initialization
scripts. These scripts would then be executed during the latter
stages of system start up.</para>
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old configuration style into the new system, the fact remains
that some third party utilities still require a script simply
dropped into the aforementioned directory. The subtle differences
in the scripts depend whether or not rcNG is being used. Any
version of &os; prior to 5.1 will not require the extra bit of
configuration; indeed, in almost all cases the soon to be
recognized script would do just fine.</para>
in the scripts depend whether or not rcNG is being used. Prior
to &os;&nbsp;5.1 the old configuration style is used and in
almost all cases a new style script would do just fine.</para>
<para>While every script must meet some minimal requirements, most
of the time these requirements are &os; version