Installing LFS-Bootscripts-1.6

Estimated build time:           1 minute
Estimated required disk space:  6 KB

Installation of LFS-Bootscripts

Install LFS-Bootscripts by running the following command:

cp -a rc.d sysconfig /etc &&
chown -R root.root /etc/rc.d /etc/sysconfig

Contents of LFS-bootscripts-1.6

Scripts

checkfs, cleanfs, functions, halt, loadkeys, localnet, mountfs, network, rc, reboot, sendsignals, setclock, swap, sysklogd and template

Descriptions

checkfs

The checkfs script checks the file systems just before they are mounted (with the exception of journal and network based file systems)

cleanfs

The cleanfs script removes files that shouldn't be preserved between reboots, such as /var/run/*, /var/lock/*, it re-creates /var/run/utmp and removes the possible present /etc/nologin, /fastboot and /forcefsck files.

functions

The functions script contains shared functions among different scripts such as error checking, status checking, etc.

halt

The halt script halts the system.

loadkeys

The loadkeys script loads the proper keymap table that matches your keyboard layout.

localnet

The localnet script sets up the system's hostname and local loopback device.

mountfs

The mountfs script mounts all file systems that aren't marked noauto or aren't network based.

network

The network script setup network interfaces (such as network cards) and sets up the default gateway where applicable.

rc

The rc script is the master runlevel control script which is responsible for running all the other scripts one-by-one in a specific sequence.

reboot

The reboot scripts reboots the system.

sendsignals

The sendsignals script makes sure every process is terminated before the system reboots or halts.

setclock

The setclock scripts resets the kernel clock to localtime in case the hardware clock isn't set to GMT time.

swap

The swap scripts enables and disables swap files and partitions.

sysklogd

The sysklogd script start and stops the system and kernel log daemons.

template

The template script is a template you can use to create your own bootscripts for your other daemons.

Dependencies

bootscripts-1.6 needs the following to be installed:


fileutils: chown, cp