Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!apollo From: JW-Peterson@UTAH-20.ARPA (John W Peterson) Newsgroups: mod.computers.apollo Subject: Re: need help with /etc/rc Message-ID: <12163768219.12.JW-PETERSON@UTAH-20.ARPA> Date: Sun, 1-Dec-85 21:14:27 EST Article-I.D.: UTAH-20.12163768219.12.JW-PETERSON Posted: Sun Dec 1 21:14:27 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 2-Dec-85 02:00:40 EST References: <8511271735.AA06721@cod.ARPA> Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 21 Approved: apollo@yale-comix.arpa For an apollo, the etc.rc is usually pretty simple. For example, the one for my node contains: # # Start unix deamons # /etc/rshd /etc/telnetd /etc/rlogind ----------------------- The above only makes sense if you're running in the 4.2 universe and have an ethernet gateway someplace. Some other hints: You need to run /etc/crpty once to create the pty's used by Unix deamons (it takes a single argument, the number of pty's to make). You also need to make sure the command cps /etc/run_rc is in the node's `node_data/startup.XXX file in order for the script to be run (this must appear after the SYSTYPE variable is set). If you're not using network deamons or cron, there's probably little reason to bother with /etc/rc on an apollo... -------