System Administration Guide, Volume I

Run Control Script Summaries

Table 6-5 The /sbin/rc0 Script


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rc0`	Performs the following tasks:
	Stops system services and daemons Terminates all running processes Unmounts all file systems

Table 6-6 The /sbin/rc1 Script


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rc1`	Runs the `/etc/rc1.d` scripts to perform the following tasks:
	Stops system services and daemons Terminates all running processes Unmounts all file systems Brings the system up in single-user mode

Table 6-7 The /sbin/rc2 Script


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rc2`	Runs the `/etc/rc2.d` scripts to perform the following tasks:
	Mounts all local file systems Enables disk quotas if at least one file system was mounted with the `quota` option Saves editor temporary files in `/usr/preserve` Removes any files in the `/tmp` directory Configures system accounting Configures default router Sets NIS domain and `ifconfig` netmask Reboots the system from the installation media or a boot server if either `/.PREINSTALL` or `/AUTOINSTALL` exists Starts `inetd` and `rpcbind` and `named`, if appropriate Starts Kerberos client-side daemon, `kerbd` Starts NIS daemons (`ypbind`) and NIS+ daemons (`rpc.nisd`), depending on whether the system is configured for NIS or NIS+, and whether the system is a client or a server Starts `keyserv`, `statd`, `lockd`, `xntpd`, and `utmpd` Mounts all NFS entries Starts `nscd` (name service cache daemon) Starts `automount`, `cron`, LP print service, `sendmail`, `utmpd`, and `vold` daemons

Note -

Many of the system services and applications that are started at run level 2 depend on what software is installed on the system.

Table 6-8 The /sbin/rc3 Script


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rc3`	Runs the `/etc/rc3.d` scripts to perform the following tasks:
	Cleans up `sharetab` Starts `nfsd` Starts `mountd` If the system is a boot server, starts `rarpd`, `rpc.bootparamd`, and `rpld` Starts `snmpdx` (Solstice^TM Enterprise^TM Agent^TM process ).

Table 6-9 The /sbin/rc5 and /sbin/rc6 Scripts


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rc5` and `/sbin/rc6`	Runs the `/etc/rc0.d/K*` scripts to perform the following tasks:
	Kills all active processes Unmounts the file systems

Table 6-10 The /sbin/rcS Script


Script Name	Description
`/sbin/rcS`	Runs the `/etc/rcS.d` scripts to bring the system up to run level S. The following tasks are performed from these scripts:
	Establishes a minimal network Mounts `/usr`, if necessary Sets the system name Checks the root (`/`) and `/usr` file systems Mounts pseudo file systems (`/proc` and `/dev/fd`) Rebuilds the device entries for reconfiguration boots Checks and mounts other file systems to be mounted in single-user mode