>> 	rc.local would run
>> 
>> 	if [ -d /etc/rc.d ]; then
>> 		(cd /etc/rc.d
>> 		 for file in S*; do
>> 		 sh $file start; done); fi

> This does not cater for shutdown script runs, which is most likely a
> show-stopper of this proposal.

Well, no, strictly, the above doesn't.  But I think it can be taken for
granted that one would also put a similar loop in rc.shutdown.  (Yes, I
know we don't currently have an rc.shutdown.  That is something I
definitely think should be added.)

					der Mouse

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