[Linux-disciples] Where to put startup instructions

[Stephen R Laniel]

On Sun, May 08, 2005 at 11:25:59AM -0400, Adam Rosi-Kessel wrote:
> So my guess would be put it in /etc/rcS.d, but I don't know if that is
> "canonical."

Just to reclaim a small bit of my Debian Manhood, I was
aware of the /etc/init.d/-and-symlinks bit. But I think it's
a little tricky, because I need to know when /proc is going
to come up; only after it's up can I run the command I'm
looking to run.

So I guess my question was: is there any good general method
for figuring out which of the /etc/rcN.d directories a given
command should go in, or do we have to figure it out in an
ad-hoc way?

I should be able to say, for instance, that your (Adam's)
ssh-login-blocker script can only go in after sshd has
started. I specify enough of these constraints ("only go
in after daemon D_1," "only go in before daemon D_2," etc.),
and Unix places the daemon in a position that's consistent
with the constraints I've given (or tells me that my
constraints are impossible to satisfy).

Anyway, that's the dream. I'll look around for a specific
place to put this /proc instruction.

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