From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EATKq-0004vJ-MA for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:13:05 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id j7VE665n026111; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 14:06:06 GMT Received: from tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (tomts40.bellnexxia.net [209.226.175.97]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j7VDw1PM008338 for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 13:58:01 GMT Received: from sympatico.ca ([70.49.176.107]) by tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.10 201-253-122-130-110-20040306) with SMTP id <20050831140017.PVLD1799.tomts40-srv.bellnexxia.net@sympatico.ca> for ; Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:00:17 -0400 Received: by sympatico.ca (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:00:17 -0400 Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 10:00:17 -0400 From: Philip Webb To: Gentoo User Subject: [gentoo-user] rc script opacity Message-ID: <20050831140017.GA7891@sympatico.ca> Mail-Followup-To: Gentoo User Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.8i X-Archives-Salt: 1fb7a736-7063-4890-889b-b97a02ff6ca1 X-Archives-Hash: 525897c400e9fdaff022148666dfc19f The script /etc/conf.d/rc contains the following lines : # RC_USE_CONFIG_PROFILE allows you to have different /etc/conf.d files # based on your runlevel - if a conf.d file for your profile does not exist # then we try and use the default one. # To enable runlevel selection at boot, append "softlevel=foobar" to your # kernel line to change to the foobar runlevel. Or "rc foobar" at the command # prompt. RC_USE_CONFIG_PROFILE="yes" Can anyone explain what this means ? Eg how do you define different conf.d files ? Why does it suddenly talk about enabling runlevel selection at boot ? What does it mean by "kernel line" ? What is the "command prompt" here ? The kernel doc for parameters has nothing about "softlevel". Have I had too long a day or is this something which needs updating ? -- ========================,,============================================ SUPPORT ___________//___, Philip Webb : purslow@chass.utoronto.ca ELECTRIC /] [] [] [] [] []| Centre for Urban & Community Studies TRANSIT `-O----------O---' University of Toronto -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list