Subject: Re: starting order of /etc/rc.d/*
To: Nicolas Saurbier <Nicolas.Saurbier@biodata.de>
From: Perry E. Metzger <perry@piermont.com>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 10/28/2002 09:38:52
"Nicolas Saurbier" <Nicolas.Saurbier@biodata.de> writes:
> how are the scripts in /rc.d starte??? Which file gives information about the
> starting-order???

The /etc/rc program is invoked by init. It then manages the invocation
of the rc.d scripts.

The scripts are started in an order determined by doing a topological
sort based on the dependencies described a the top of the files. The
rcorder(8) program is used to do the sorting.


Perry