lfs-book/chapter07/bootscripts.xml

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<title>LFS-Bootscripts-&lfs-bootscripts-version;</title>
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<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts"><primary sortas="a-Bootscripts">Bootscripts</primary></indexterm>

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

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<segtitle>&buildtime;</segtitle>
<segtitle>&diskspace;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>0.1 SBU</seg><seg>516 KB</seg></seglistitem>
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<segtitle>&dependencies;</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>Bash and Coreutils</seg></seglistitem>
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<sect2 role="installation">
<title>Installation of LFS-Bootscripts</title>

<para>Install the package:</para>

<screen><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>

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

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<segtitle>Installed scripts</segtitle>
<seglistitem><seg>checkfs, cleanfs, console, functions, halt, hotplug, ifdown, ifup,
localnet, mountfs, mountkernfs, network, rc, reboot, sendsignals, setclock, static, 
swap, sysklogd, template, and udev</seg></seglistitem>
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<variablelist><bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
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<varlistentry id="checkfs-bootscripts">
<term><command>checkfs</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Checks the file systems before they are mounted (with the exception of journal
and network based file systems)</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-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-scripts-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 keymap table specified as proper for the keyboard
layout; it also sets the screen font</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts console-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-console">console</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="functions-bootscripts">
<term><command>functions</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Contains functions shared among different scripts, such as error
and status checking</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-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-scripts-bootscripts halt-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-halt">halt</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="hotplug-bootscripts">
<term><command>hotplug</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Load modules for system devices</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts hotplug-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-hotplug">hotplug</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

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

<varlistentry id="mountkernfs-bootscripts">
<term><command>mountkernfs</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Is used to mount kernel-provided file systems, such as
<systemitem class="filesystem">proc</systemitem></para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-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-scripts-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 other scripts one-by-one, in a sequence determined by
the name of the symbolic links being processed</para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-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-scripts-bootscripts template-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-template">template</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry id="udev-bootscripts">
<term><command>udev</command></term>
<listitem>
<para>Sets up udev and create the device nodes in <filename
class="directory">/dev</filename></para>
<indexterm zone="ch-scripts-bootscripts udev-bootscripts"><primary sortas="d-udev">udev</primary></indexterm>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
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