Path: utzoo!mnetor!tmsoft!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!diemen!probitas!carl From: carl@probitas.cs.utas.edu.au (Carl Lewis) Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: equivalent of rc.local in AIX ?? Message-ID: Date: 18 Feb 91 22:30:00 GMT References: <2899@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx> <1258@dkunix9.dk.oracle.com> Sender: news@diemen.utas.edu.au Distribution: comp Lines: 28 In <1258@dkunix9.dk.oracle.com> bengsig@dk.oracle.com (Bjorn Engsig) writes: >Article <2899@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx> by josevela@mtecv2.mty.itesm.mx (Jose Angel Vela Avila) says: >| Hi is there a equivalent of rc.local (BSD) in AIX ?? >Or to paraphrase: >Is there an equivalent of System V's /etc/rc.d and /etc/shutdown.d directories? > - or - >What _is_ actually the preferred way of adding application startup and >shutdown procedures? Searching for various things in InfoExpl doesn't give >a hint. >-- I just added a line to the /etc/inittab file rcloc:2:wait:/etc/rc.local > /dev/console 2>&1 # Do rc.local Make sure any base services required are booted by the inittab before your new entry. I made this obvious error with NFS :-) -- Carl, Programmer (etc) with University of Tasmania Snail: Computer Science Dept., University of Tasmania, GPO Box 252C, Hobart, TAS, 7001, Australia. AARN : carl@cs.utas.edu.au