NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       rc3  -  Run  command  script executed when entering a multiuser
 run level

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       rc3

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The rc3 script contains run commands that enable  initialization
  of  the system to a multiuser state; run level 3.
       In addition to commands listed within the  script  itself,
       rc3 contains instructions to run certain commands found in
       the /sbin/rc3.d directory. The script defines  the  conditions
  under which the commands execute; some commands run
       if the system is booting, other commands  execute  if  the
       system is changing run levels.

       By  convention,  files  in  the rc3.d directory begin with
       either the letter "S" or the letter "K" and  are  followed
       by a two-digit number and a filename; for example:

       S00inet     S55inetd     S70mount     S65lpd

       In general, the system starts commands that begin with the
       letter "S" and stops commands that begin with  the  letter
       "K." Commands that begin with the letter "K" run only when
       the system is changing run levels from a higher to a lower
       level.  Commands that begin with the letter "S" run in all
       cases.  The  numbering  of  commands  in  the  /sbin/rc3.d
       directory  is  important  since the numbers are sorted and
       the commands are run in ascending  order.   Files  in  the
       /sbin/rc3.d  directory  are normally links to files in the
       /etc/init.d directory.

       An entry in the inittab file causes the system to  execute
       the rc3 run commands, for example:

       s3:3:wait:/sbin/rc3 < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1

       The  following operations are typical of those that result
       from executing the rc3 script and the commands located  in
       the /sbin/rc3.d directory.  The operation depends on which
       state the system is entering or exiting.  Setting the time
       zone  Checking the current run level Starting network services
 and daemons Starting (or stopping)  system  services
       and daemons Mounting file systems

       Setting  the  TIMEZONE variable is one of the first operations
 completed by the rc3 script.  This  action  provides
       the default time zone for subsequent commands.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Specifies the command path Specifies the directory of commands
 that correspond to the run level

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: init(8), rc0(8), rc2(8)



                                                           rc3(8)