Re: sysV script execution logic/naming convention?

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On 2/11/26 9:47 AM, Thomas Seeling ([email protected] via lfs-support Mailing 
List) wrote:
> Hello dear list,
> 
> I have a question about execution of start/stop scripts.
> 
> For testing I created /etc/rc.d/init.d/test-a-script.sh (note hyphens, dot and 
> extension) with mode 755.
> It simply contains the usual boilerplate and *before the case switch* "echo ${0} 
> ${*}; sleep 3".
> I have then linked the script to rc.3/S90test-a-script.sh, and to rc[036].d/K50test- 
> a-script.sh.
> It works when I call it manually, it works when the system boots, but I don't see the 
> message at shutdown.
> Is there some kind of naming convention for the symlinks which I violate using 
> hyphens, dots and/or extension?
> It seems unlikely since the start script gets executed but not the stop script with 
> the same naming convention.
> 
> The actual script I intend to install shall only run on shutdown, which it doesn't, 
> so I experimented with that testscript to find out about the conditions for startup 
> and stop.

The scripts that are run are at /etc/rc.d/rc<runlevel>.d/S<name>
Typically those are symlinks to the files in /etc/init.d/.

Read through /etc/rc.d/init.d/rc to follow the logic.  Also look at /etc/inittab to 
see how that is invoked.

   -- Bruce


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