source: BOOK/system-config/common/bootscripts.xml@ 6950fcb

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  <title>Bootscripts for CLFS &bootscripts-clfs-version;</title>

  <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts">
    <primary sortas="a-Bootscripts">Bootscripts</primary>
  </indexterm>

  <sect2 role="package">
    <title/>

    <para>The Bootscripts package contains a set of scripts to
    start/stop the CLFS system at bootup/shutdown.</para>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 role="installation">
    <title>Installation of Bootscripts</title>

    <para os="a">Install the bootscripts:</para>

<screen os="b"><userinput>make install-bootscripts</userinput></screen>

    <para os="c">If you are going to use a network card, run the following
    command to install scripts for starting and configuring the network
    interface:</para>

<screen os="d"><userinput>make install-network</userinput></screen>

  </sect2>

  <sect2 id="contents-bootscripts" role="content">
    <title>Contents of Bootscripts</title>

    <segmentedlist>
      <segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle>

      <seglistitem>
        <seg>checkfs, cleanfs, console, functions, halt, ifdown,
        ifup, localnet, mountfs, mountkernfs, network, rc, reboot, sendsignals,
        setclock, static, swap, sysklogd, template, and udev.</seg>
      </seglistitem>
    </segmentedlist>

    <variablelist>
      <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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      <varlistentry id="checkfs-bootscripts">
        <term><command>checkfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Checks the integrity of the file systems before they are
          mounted (with the exception of journal and network based file
          systems)</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts checkfs-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-checkfs">checkfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="cleanfs-bootscripts">
        <term><command>cleanfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Removes files that should not be preserved between reboots,
          such as those in <filename class="directory">/var/run/</filename>
          and <filename class="directory">/var/lock/</filename>; it re-creates
          <filename>/var/run/utmp</filename> and removes the possibly present
          <filename>/etc/nologin</filename>, <filename>/fastboot</filename>,
          and <filename>/forcefsck</filename> files</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts cleanfs-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-cleanfs">cleanfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="console-bootscripts">
        <term><command>console</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Loads the correct keymap table for the desired keyboard
          layout; it also sets the screen font</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts console-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="functions-bootscripts">
        <term><command>functions</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Contains common functions, such as error and status checking,
          that are used by several bootscripts</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts functions-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-functions">functions</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="halt-bootscripts">
        <term><command>halt</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Halts the system</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts halt-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-halt">halt</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ifdown-bootscripts">
        <term><command>ifdown</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Assists the network script with stopping network devices</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts ifdown-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-ifdown">ifdown</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="ifup-bootscripts">
        <term><command>ifup</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Assists the network script with starting network devices</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts ifup-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-ifup">ifup</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="localnet-bootscripts">
        <term><command>localnet</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts localnet-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mountfs-bootscripts">
        <term><command>mountfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked
          <emphasis>noauto</emphasis> or are network based</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts mountfs-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-mountfs">mountfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="mountkernfs-bootscripts">
        <term><command>mountkernfs</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Mounts virtual kernel file systems, such as
          <systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts mountkernfs-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-mountkernfs">mountkernfs</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="network-bootscripts">
        <term><command>network</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up
          the default gateway (where applicable)</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts network-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="rc-bootscripts">
        <term><command>rc</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for
          running all the other bootscripts one-by-one, in a sequence
          determined by the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts rc-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-rc">rc</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="reboot-bootscripts">
        <term><command>reboot</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Reboots the system</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts reboot-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-reboot">reboot</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="sendsignals-bootscripts">
        <term><command>sendsignals</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots
          or halts</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts sendsignals-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-sendsignals">sendsignals</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="setclock-bootscripts">
        <term><command>setclock</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock
          is not set to UTC time</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts setclock-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="static-bootscripts">
        <term><command>static</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet
          Protocol (IP) address to a network interface</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts static-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-static">static</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="swap-bootscripts">
        <term><command>swap</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Enables and disables swap files and partitions</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts swap-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-swap">swap</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="sysklogd-bootscripts">
        <term><command>sysklogd</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts sysklogd-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="template-bootscripts">
        <term><command>template</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>A template to create custom bootscripts for other
          daemons</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts template-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-template">template</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

      <varlistentry id="eudev-bootscripts">
        <term><command>udev</command></term>
        <listitem>
          <para>Starts and stops the Eudev daemon</para>
          <indexterm zone="ch-config-bootscripts eudev-bootscripts">
            <primary sortas="d-eudev">udev</primary>
          </indexterm>
        </listitem>
      </varlistentry>

    </variablelist>

  </sect2>

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