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rc2(8)
NAME
  rc2 - Run command script executed when entering a multiuser run level

SYNOPSIS
  rc2

DESCRIPTION
  The rc2 script contains run commands that enable initialization of the
  system to a multiuser state; run level 2. In addition to commands listed
  within the script itself, rc2 contains instructions to run certain commands
  found in the /sbin/rc2.d directory.  The script defines the conditions
  under which the commands execute; some commands run if the system is
  booting, other commands execute if the system is changing run levels.

  By convention, files in the /sbin/rc2.d directory begin with either the
  letter "K" or the letter "S" and are followed by a two-digit number and a
  filename; for example:

       K00lpd	  S00savecore	  S25uucp

  In general, the system starts commands that begin with the letter "S" and
  stops commands that begin with the letter "K." Commands that begin with the
  letter "K" run only when the system is changing run levels from a higher to
  a lower level.  Commands that begin with the letter "S" run in all cases.
  The numbering of commands in the /sbin/rc2.d directory is important since
  the numbers are sorted and the commands are run in ascending order. Files
  in the /sbin/rc2.d directory are normally links to files in the /etc/init.d
  directory.

  An entry in the inittab file causes the system to execute the rc2 run
  commands, for example:

       s2:23:wait:/sbin/rc2 < /dev/console > /dev/console 2>&1

  The following operations are typical of those that result from executing
  the rc2 script and the commands located in the /sbin/rc2.d directory.	 The
  operation depends on which state the system is entering or exiting.

    ·  Setting the time zone

    ·  Checking the current run level

    ·  Stopping network services and daemons

    ·  Starting (or stopping) system services and daemons

    ·  Starting the cron daemon

    ·  Setting up paging and dump facilities

    ·  Setting up uucp files

  Setting the TIMEZONE variable is one of the first operations completed by
  the rc2 script.  This action provides the default time zone for subsequent
  commands.

FILES
  /sbin/rc2
      Specifies the command path

  /sbin/rc2.d
      Specifies the directory of commands that correspond to the run level

SEE ALSO
  Commands: init(8), rc0(8), rc3(8)

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