chapter07/bootscripts.xml

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   8 <sect1 id="ch-scripts-bootscripts" role="wrap" revision="sysv">
   9   <?dbhtml filename="bootscripts.html"?>
  10
  11   <sect1info condition="script">
  12     <productname>bootscripts</productname>
  13     <productnumber>&lfs-bootscripts-version;</productnumber>
  14     <address>&lfs-bootscripts-url;</address>
  15   </sect1info>
  16
  17   <title>LFS-Bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;</title>
  18
  19   <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts">
  20     <primary sortas="a-Bootscripts">Bootscripts</primary>
  21   </indexterm>
  22
  23   <sect2 role="package">
  24     <title/>
  25
  26     <para>The LFS-Bootscripts package contains a set of scripts to start/stop
  27     the LFS system at bootup/shutdown.
  28     The configuration files and procedures needed to
  29     customize the boot process are described in the following sections.</para>
  30
  31     <segmentedlist>
  32       <segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
  33       <segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
  34
  35       <seglistitem>
  36         <seg>&lfs-bootscripts-ch7-sbu;</seg>
  37         <seg>&lfs-bootscripts-ch7-du;</seg>
  38       </seglistitem>
  39     </segmentedlist>
  40
  41   </sect2>
  42
  43   <sect2 role="installation">
  44     <title>Installation of LFS-Bootscripts</title>
  45
  46     <para>Install the package:</para>
  47
  48 <screen><userinput remap="install">make install</userinput></screen>
  49
  50   </sect2>
  51
  52   <sect2 id="contents-bootscripts" role="content">
  53     <title>Contents of LFS-Bootscripts</title>
  54     <segmentedlist>
  55       <segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle>
  56       <segtitle>Installed directories</segtitle>
  57
  58       <seglistitem>
  59         <seg>checkfs, cleanfs, console, functions, halt, ifdown,
  60         ifup, localnet, modules, mountfs, mountvirtfs, network, rc, reboot,
  61         sendsignals, setclock, ipv4-static, swap, sysctl, sysklogd, template,
  62         udev, and udev_retry</seg>
  63         <seg>/etc/rc.d, /etc/init.d (symbolic link), /etc/sysconfig,
  64         /lib/services, /lib/lsb (symbolic link)</seg>
  65       </seglistitem>
  66     </segmentedlist>
  67
  68     <variablelist>
  69       <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
  70       <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
  71       <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
  72
  73       <varlistentry id="checkfs-bootscripts">
  74         <term><command>checkfs</command></term>
  75         <listitem>
  76           <para>Checks the integrity of the file systems before they are mounted
  77           (with the exception of journal and network based file systems)</para>
  78           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts checkfs-bootscripts">
  79             <primary sortas="d-checkfs">checkfs</primary>
  80           </indexterm>
  81         </listitem>
  82       </varlistentry>
  83
  84       <varlistentry id="cleanfs-bootscripts">
  85         <term><command>cleanfs</command></term>
  86         <listitem>
  87           <para>Removes files that should not be preserved between reboots, such
  88           as those in <filename class="directory">/var/run/</filename> and
  89           <filename class="directory">/var/lock/</filename>; it re-creates
  90           <filename>/var/run/utmp</filename> and removes the possibly present
  91           <filename>/etc/nologin</filename>, <filename>/fastboot</filename>, and
  92           <filename>/forcefsck</filename> files</para>
  93           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts cleanfs-bootscripts">
  94             <primary sortas="d-cleanfs">cleanfs</primary>
  95           </indexterm>
  96         </listitem>
  97       </varlistentry>
  98
  99       <varlistentry id="console-bootscripts">
 100         <term><command>console</command></term>
 101         <listitem>
 102           <para>Loads the correct keymap table for the desired keyboard layout;
 103           it also sets the screen font</para>
 104           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts console-bootscripts">
 105             <primary sortas="d-console">console</primary>
 106           </indexterm>
 107         </listitem>
 108       </varlistentry>
 109
 110       <varlistentry id="functions-bootscripts">
 111         <term><command>functions</command></term>
 112         <listitem>
 113           <para>Contains common functions, such as error and status checking,
 114           that are used by several bootscripts</para>
 115           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts functions-bootscripts">
 116             <primary sortas="d-functions">functions</primary>
 117           </indexterm>
 118         </listitem>
 119       </varlistentry>
 120
 121       <varlistentry id="halt-bootscripts">
 122         <term><command>halt</command></term>
 123         <listitem>
 124           <para>Halts the system</para>
 125           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts halt-bootscripts">
 126             <primary sortas="d-halt">halt</primary>
 127           </indexterm>
 128         </listitem>
 129       </varlistentry>
 130
 131       <varlistentry id="ifdown-bootscripts">
 132         <term><command>ifdown</command></term>
 133         <listitem>
 134           <para>Stops a network device</para>
 135           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifdown-bootscripts">
 136             <primary sortas="d-ifdown">ifdown</primary>
 137           </indexterm>
 138         </listitem>
 139       </varlistentry>
 140
 141       <varlistentry id="ifup-bootscripts">
 142         <term><command>ifup</command></term>
 143         <listitem>
 144           <para>Initializes a network device</para>
 145           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ifup-bootscripts">
 146             <primary sortas="d-ifup">ifup</primary>
 147           </indexterm>
 148         </listitem>
 149       </varlistentry>
 150
 151       <varlistentry id="localnet-bootscripts">
 152         <term><command>localnet</command></term>
 153         <listitem>
 154           <para>Sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device</para>
 155           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts localnet-bootscripts">
 156             <primary sortas="d-localnet">localnet</primary>
 157           </indexterm>
 158         </listitem>
 159       </varlistentry>
 160
 161       <varlistentry id="modules-bootscripts">
 162         <term><command>modules</command></term>
 163         <listitem>
 164           <para>Loads kernel modules listed in
 165           <filename>/etc/sysconfig/modules</filename>, using arguments
 166           that are also given there</para>
 167           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts modules-bootscripts">
 168             <primary sortas="d-modules">modules</primary>
 169           </indexterm>
 170         </listitem>
 171       </varlistentry>
 172
 173       <varlistentry id="mountfs-bootscripts">
 174         <term><command>mountfs</command></term>
 175         <listitem>
 176           <para>Mounts all file systems, except ones that are marked
 177           <emphasis>noauto</emphasis> or are network based</para>
 178           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountfs-bootscripts">
 179             <primary sortas="d-mountfs">mountfs</primary>
 180           </indexterm>
 181         </listitem>
 182       </varlistentry>
 183
 184       <varlistentry id="mountvirtfs-bootscripts">
 185         <term><command>mountvirtfs</command></term>
 186         <listitem>
 187           <para>Mounts virtual kernel file systems, such as <systemitem
 188           class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
 189           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts mountvirtfs-bootscripts">
 190             <primary sortas="d-mountvirtfs">mountvirtfs</primary>
 191           </indexterm>
 192         </listitem>
 193       </varlistentry>
 194
 195       <varlistentry id="network-bootscripts">
 196         <term><command>network</command></term>
 197         <listitem>
 198           <para>Sets up network interfaces, such as network cards, and sets up
 199           the default gateway (where applicable)</para>
 200           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts network-bootscripts">
 201             <primary sortas="d-network">network</primary>
 202           </indexterm>
 203         </listitem>
 204       </varlistentry>
 205
 206       <varlistentry id="rc-bootscripts">
 207         <term><command>rc</command></term>
 208         <listitem>
 209           <para>The master run-level control script; it is responsible for
 210           running all the other bootscripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined
 211           by the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
 212           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts rc-bootscripts">
 213             <primary sortas="d-rc">rc</primary>
 214           </indexterm>
 215         </listitem>
 216       </varlistentry>
 217
 218       <varlistentry id="reboot-bootscripts">
 219         <term><command>reboot</command></term>
 220         <listitem>
 221           <para>Reboots the system</para>
 222           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts reboot-bootscripts">
 223             <primary sortas="d-reboot">reboot</primary>
 224           </indexterm>
 225         </listitem>
 226       </varlistentry>
 227
 228       <varlistentry id="sendsignals-bootscripts">
 229         <term><command>sendsignals</command></term>
 230         <listitem>
 231           <para>Makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots
 232           or halts</para>
 233           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sendsignals-bootscripts">
 234             <primary sortas="d-sendsignals">sendsignals</primary>
 235           </indexterm>
 236         </listitem>
 237       </varlistentry>
 238
 239       <varlistentry id="setclock-bootscripts">
 240         <term><command>setclock</command></term>
 241         <listitem>
 242           <para>Resets the kernel clock to local time in case the hardware clock
 243           is not set to UTC time</para>
 244           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts setclock-bootscripts">
 245             <primary sortas="d-setclock">setclock</primary>
 246           </indexterm>
 247         </listitem>
 248       </varlistentry>
 249
 250       <varlistentry id="ipv4-static-bootscripts">
 251         <term><command>ipv4-static</command></term>
 252         <listitem>
 253           <para>Provides the functionality needed to assign a static Internet
 254           Protocol (IP) address to a network interface</para>
 255           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts ipv4-static-bootscripts">
 256             <primary sortas="d-ipv4-static">ipv4-static</primary>
 257           </indexterm>
 258         </listitem>
 259       </varlistentry>
 260
 261       <varlistentry id="swap-bootscripts">
 262         <term><command>swap</command></term>
 263         <listitem>
 264           <para>Enables and disables swap files and partitions</para>
 265           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts swap-bootscripts">
 266             <primary sortas="d-swap">swap</primary>
 267           </indexterm>
 268         </listitem>
 269       </varlistentry>
 270
 271       <varlistentry id="sysctl-bootscripts">
 272         <term><command>sysctl</command></term>
 273         <listitem>
 274           <para>Loads system configuration values from
 275           <filename>/etc/sysctl.conf</filename>, if that file exists,
 276           into the running kernel</para>
 277           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sysctl-bootscripts">
 278             <primary sortas="d-sysctl">sysctl</primary>
 279           </indexterm>
 280         </listitem>
 281       </varlistentry>
 282
 283       <varlistentry id="sysklogd-bootscripts">
 284         <term><command>sysklogd</command></term>
 285         <listitem>
 286           <para>Starts and stops the system and kernel log daemons</para>
 287           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts sysklogd-bootscripts">
 288             <primary sortas="d-sysklogd">sysklogd</primary>
 289           </indexterm>
 290         </listitem>
 291       </varlistentry>
 292
 293       <varlistentry id="template-bootscripts">
 294         <term><command>template</command></term>
 295         <listitem>
 296           <para>A template to create custom bootscripts for other
 297           daemons</para>
 298           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts template-bootscripts">
 299             <primary sortas="d-template">template</primary>
 300           </indexterm>
 301         </listitem>
 302       </varlistentry>
 303
 304       <varlistentry id="udev-bootscripts">
 305         <term><command>udev</command></term>
 306         <listitem>
 307           <para>Prepares the <filename class="directory">/dev</filename>
 308           directory and starts Udev</para>
 309           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts udev-bootscripts">
 310             <primary sortas="d-udev">udev</primary>
 311           </indexterm>
 312         </listitem>
 313       </varlistentry>
 314
 315       <varlistentry id="udev-retry-bootscripts">
 316         <term><command>udev_retry</command></term>
 317         <listitem>
 318           <para>Retries failed udev uevents, and copies generated rules
 319           files from <filename class="directory">/run/udev</filename> to
 320           <filename class="directory">/etc/udev/rules.d</filename> if required</para>
 321           <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts udev-retry-bootscripts">
 322             <primary sortas="d-udev-retry">udev_retry</primary>
 323           </indexterm>
 324         </listitem>
 325       </varlistentry>
 326
 327     </variablelist>
 328
 329   </sect2>
 330
 331 </sect1>