On Friday, 29 March 2024 13:30:23 GMT J. Roeleveld wrote:
> Hi All,
> 
> To improve the bootup time of my server, I want to enable "parallel",
> however, I run into an issue where some of the services take longer than 60
> seconds to start, causing this to be classed as "not started", which then
> kills the entire boot sequence.
> 
> Boot, obviously, goes fine with parallel off, but I am certain I can reduce
> the boot time significantly using parallel. I also spent quite some time
> checking dependencies between the services to ensure they are all present.
> 
> Now, how do I configure a longer timeout? Preferably on a per-service basis,
> but at the very least, globally.
> 
> Many thanks in advance,
> 
> Joost

Take a look in /etc/rc.conf, the section titled "SERVICE CONFIGURATION 
VARIABLES".