ultrix man page for rc

rc(8)							      System Manager's Manual							     rc(8)

Name
       rc, rc.local - command script for auto-reboot and daemons

Syntax
       /etc/rc
       /etc/rc.local

Description
       The command script controls the automatic reboot and is the script holding commands which are pertinent only to a specific site.

       When  an automatic reboot is in progress, is invoked with the argument and runs a with option to ``preen'' all the disks of minor inconsis-
       tencies resulting from the last system shutdown and to check for serious inconsistencies caused by hardware or software failure.   If  this
       auto-check and repair succeeds, then the second part of is run.

       The  second  part  of which is run after an auto-reboot succeeds and also if is invoked when a single user shell terminates, starts all the
       daemons on the system, preserves editor files and clears the scratch directory For further information, see The command is executed immedi-
       ately  before  any  other  commands after a successful Normally, the first commands placed in the file define the machine's name, using and
       save any possible core image that might have been generated as a result of a system crash, The latter  command  is  included  in  the  file
       because the directory in which core dumps are saved is usually site specific.

See Also
       init(8), reboot(8), savecore(8)

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