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Linux Boot Process
System startup files
- stored in /etc/rc.d in Fedora and Red Hat
- managed by script file called rc in /etc/rc.d
- rc looks in /etc/rc.d/rcX.d directory for Knnxxxx and Snnxxxx script files to run:
- nn - 00 to 99: defines the run sequence
- xxxx - process short name
- K - indicates process to kill
- S - indicates process to start
- Knnxxxx and Snnxxxx are all symbolic links to the actual scripts in the /etc/rc.d/init.d directory. The K or S simply tells the rc script what parameter to pass to the script file in /etc/rc.d/init.d directory - start or stop.