NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       rcinet  - Restarts, starts, or stops Internet network services
 on the system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       /usr/sbin/rcinet option

OPTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       You must specify one of the  following  options  with  the
       rcinet  command:  Restarts  the  network  on  the  system.
       Starts the network on the system.  Stops  the  network  on
       the system.

       You  can restrict the restart, start, or stop operation to
       either IPv4 or IPv6 networks by specifying inet or  inet6,
       respectively,  as  the  second parameter.  By default, the
       script assumes both IPv4 and IPv6.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The rcinet script allows system administrators to restart,
       start, or stop the Internet network services on the system
       while it is running in multiuser mode by using one of  the
       options.

RESTRICTIONS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Superuser privilege is required.

       Warn  users that the system is being removed from the network.


       File systems that were not mounted  using  the  /etc/fstab
       file  or  the automount command must be unmounted with the
       umount command. You must remount these file systems  using
       the  mount  command  after  the network is started on your
       system.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       The rcinet script prints an error message to stderr if the
       network is not configured on the system.

FILES    [Toc]    [Back]

       The network shell scripts are located in /sbin/init.d with
       symbolic links in /sbin/rc0.d and /sbin/rc3.d.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: mount(8)

       Network Administration: Connections

       Network Administration: Services



                                                        rcinet(8)