Installed scripts: checkfs, cleanfs, console, functions, halt, ifdown, ifup, localnet, mountfs, mountkernfs, network, rc, reboot, sendsignals, setclock, static, swap, sysklogd, template, and udev
Short Descriptions
- checkfs
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Checks the file systems before they are mounted (with the exception of journal and network based file systems)
- cleanfs
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Removes files that should not be preserved between reboots, such as those in /var/run/ and /var/lock/; it re-creates /var/run/utmp and removes the possibly present /etc/nologin, /fastboot, and /forcefsck files
- console
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Loads the keymap table specified as proper for the keyboard layout; it also sets the screen font
- functions
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Contains functions shared among different scripts, such as error and status checking
- halt
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Halts the system
- ifdown
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Assists the network script with network devices
- ifup
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Assists the network script with network devices
- localnet
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Sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device
- mountfs
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Mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked noauto or are network based
- mountkernfs
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Is used to mount kernel-provided file systems, such as proc
- network
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Sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up the default gateway (where applicable)
- rc
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The master run-level control script; it is responsible for running all other scripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined by the name of the symbolic links being processed
- reboot
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Reboots the system
- sendsignals
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Makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots or halts
- setclock
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Resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock is not set to UTC time
- static
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Provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet Protocol (IP) address to a network interface
- swap
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Enables and disables swap files and partitions
- sysklogd
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Starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons
- template
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A template to create custom bootscripts for other daemons
- udev
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Sets up udev and create the devices nodes in /dev