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clfs-3.0.0-sysvinitsysvinit
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1<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
2<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
3  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
4  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
5  %general-entities;
6]>
7
8<sect1 id="ch-scripts-bootscripts" role="wrap">
9  <?dbhtml filename="boot-scripts.html"?>
10
11  <title>Bootscripts for CLFS &bootscripts-clfs-version;</title>
12
13  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts">
14    <primary sortas="a-Bootscripts">Bootscripts</primary>
15  </indexterm>
16
17  <sect2 role="package">
18    <title/>
19
20    <para>The Bootscripts package contains a set of scripts to
21    start/stop the CLFS system at bootup/shutdown.</para>
22
23  </sect2>
24
25  <sect2 role="installation">
26    <title>Installation of Bootscripts</title>
27
28    <para os="a">Install the package:</para>
29
30<screen os="b"><userinput>make install-bootscripts</userinput></screen>
31
32    <para os="c">You can will need to run the following command to install support for Networking:</para>
33
34<screen os="d"><userinput>make install-network</userinput></screen>
35
36  </sect2>
37
38  <sect2 id="contents-bootscripts" role="content">
39    <title>Contents of Bootscripts</title>
40
41    <segmentedlist>
42      <segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle>
43
44      <seglistitem>
45        <seg>checkfs, cleanfs, console, functions, halt, ifdown,
46        ifup, localnet, mountfs, mountkernfs, network, rc, reboot, sendsignals,
47        setclock, static, swap, sysklogd, template, and udev.</seg>
48      </seglistitem>
49    </segmentedlist>
50
51    <variablelist>
52      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
53      <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
54      <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
55
56      <varlistentry id="checkfs-bootscripts">
57        <term><command>checkfs</command></term>
58        <listitem>
59          <para>Checks the integrity of the file systems before they are
60          mounted (with the exception of journal and network based file
61          systems)</para>
62          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts checkfs-bootscripts">
63            <primary sortas="d-checkfs">checkfs</primary>
64          </indexterm>
65        </listitem>
66      </varlistentry>
67
68      <varlistentry id="cleanfs-bootscripts">
69        <term><command>cleanfs</command></term>
70        <listitem>
71          <para>Removes files that should not be preserved between reboots,
72          such as those in <filename class="directory">/var/run/</filename>
73          and <filename class="directory">/var/lock/</filename>; it re-creates
74          <filename>/var/run/utmp</filename> and removes the possibly present
75          <filename>/etc/nologin</filename>, <filename>/fastboot</filename>,
76          and <filename>/forcefsck</filename> files</para>
77          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts cleanfs-bootscripts">
78            <primary sortas="d-cleanfs">cleanfs</primary>
79          </indexterm>
80        </listitem>
81      </varlistentry>
82
83      <varlistentry id="console-bootscripts">
84        <term><command>console</command></term>
85        <listitem>
86          <para>Loads the correct keymap table for the desired keyboard
87          layout; it also sets the screen font</para>
88          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts console-bootscripts">
89            <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
90          </indexterm>
91        </listitem>
92      </varlistentry>
93
94      <varlistentry id="functions-bootscripts">
95        <term><command>functions</command></term>
96        <listitem>
97          <para>Contains common functions, such as error and status checking,
98          that are used by several bootscripts</para>
99          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts functions-bootscripts">
100            <primary sortas="d-functions">functions</primary>
101          </indexterm>
102        </listitem>
103      </varlistentry>
104
105      <varlistentry id="halt-bootscripts">
106        <term><command>halt</command></term>
107        <listitem>
108          <para>Halts the system</para>
109          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts halt-bootscripts">
110            <primary sortas="d-halt">halt</primary>
111          </indexterm>
112        </listitem>
113      </varlistentry>
114
115      <varlistentry id="ifdown-bootscripts">
116        <term><command>ifdown</command></term>
117        <listitem>
118          <para>Assists the network script with stopping network devices</para>
119          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifdown-bootscripts">
120            <primary sortas="d-ifdown">ifdown</primary>
121          </indexterm>
122        </listitem>
123      </varlistentry>
124
125      <varlistentry id="ifup-bootscripts">
126        <term><command>ifup</command></term>
127        <listitem>
128          <para>Assists the network script with starting network devices</para>
129          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifup-bootscripts">
130            <primary sortas="d-ifup">ifup</primary>
131          </indexterm>
132        </listitem>
133      </varlistentry>
134
135      <varlistentry id="localnet-bootscripts">
136        <term><command>localnet</command></term>
137        <listitem>
138          <para>Sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device</para>
139          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts localnet-bootscripts">
140            <primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary>
141          </indexterm>
142        </listitem>
143      </varlistentry>
144
145      <varlistentry id="mountfs-bootscripts">
146        <term><command>mountfs</command></term>
147        <listitem>
148          <para>Mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked
149          <emphasis>noauto</emphasis> or are network based</para>
150          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountfs-bootscripts">
151            <primary sortas="d-mountfs">mountfs</primary>
152          </indexterm>
153        </listitem>
154      </varlistentry>
155
156      <varlistentry id="mountkernfs-bootscripts">
157        <term><command>mountkernfs</command></term>
158        <listitem>
159          <para>Mounts virtual kernel file systems, such as
160          <systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
161          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountkernfs-bootscripts">
162            <primary sortas="d-mountkernfs">mountkernfs</primary>
163          </indexterm>
164        </listitem>
165      </varlistentry>
166
167      <varlistentry id="network-bootscripts">
168        <term><command>network</command></term>
169        <listitem>
170          <para>Sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up
171          the default gateway (where applicable)</para>
172          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts network-bootscripts">
173            <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
174          </indexterm>
175        </listitem>
176      </varlistentry>
177
178      <varlistentry id="rc-bootscripts">
179        <term><command>rc</command></term>
180        <listitem>
181          <para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for
182          running all the other bootscripts one-by-one, in a sequence
183          determined by the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
184          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts rc-bootscripts">
185            <primary sortas="d-rc">rc</primary>
186          </indexterm>
187        </listitem>
188      </varlistentry>
189
190      <varlistentry id="reboot-bootscripts">
191        <term><command>reboot</command></term>
192        <listitem>
193          <para>Reboots the system</para>
194          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts reboot-bootscripts">
195            <primary sortas="d-reboot">reboot</primary>
196          </indexterm>
197        </listitem>
198      </varlistentry>
199
200      <varlistentry id="sendsignals-bootscripts">
201        <term><command>sendsignals</command></term>
202        <listitem>
203          <para>Makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots
204          or halts</para>
205          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sendsignals-bootscripts">
206            <primary sortas="d-sendsignals">sendsignals</primary>
207          </indexterm>
208        </listitem>
209      </varlistentry>
210
211      <varlistentry id="setclock-bootscripts">
212        <term><command>setclock</command></term>
213        <listitem>
214          <para>Resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock
215          is not set to UTC time</para>
216          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts setclock-bootscripts">
217            <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary>
218          </indexterm>
219        </listitem>
220      </varlistentry>
221
222      <varlistentry id="static-bootscripts">
223        <term><command>static</command></term>
224        <listitem>
225          <para>Provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet
226          Protocol (IP) address to a network interface</para>
227          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts static-bootscripts">
228            <primary sortas="d-static">static</primary>
229          </indexterm>
230        </listitem>
231      </varlistentry>
232
233      <varlistentry id="swap-bootscripts">
234        <term><command>swap</command></term>
235        <listitem>
236          <para>Enables and disables swap files and partitions</para>
237          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts swap-bootscripts">
238            <primary sortas="d-swap">swap</primary>
239          </indexterm>
240        </listitem>
241      </varlistentry>
242
243      <varlistentry id="sysklogd-bootscripts">
244        <term><command>sysklogd</command></term>
245        <listitem>
246          <para>Starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons</para>
247          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sysklogd-bootscripts">
248            <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
249          </indexterm>
250        </listitem>
251      </varlistentry>
252
253      <varlistentry id="template-bootscripts">
254        <term><command>template</command></term>
255        <listitem>
256          <para>A template to create custom bootscripts for other
257          daemons</para>
258          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts template-bootscripts">
259            <primary sortas="d-template">template</primary>
260          </indexterm>
261        </listitem>
262      </varlistentry>
263
264      <varlistentry id="eudev-bootscripts">
265        <term><command>udev</command></term>
266        <listitem>
267          <para>Starts and stops the Eudev daemon</para>
268          <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts eudev-bootscripts">
269            <primary sortas="d-eudev">udev</primary>
270          </indexterm>
271        </listitem>
272      </varlistentry>
273
274    </variablelist>
275
276  </sect2>
277
278</sect1>
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