IBM 10 SP1 EAL4 Server User Manual


 
4. Executes /etc/rc.d/rc.local, which was set by an administrator to perform site-specific
setup functions.
5. Performs run-level specific initialization by executing startup scripts defined in
/etc/inittab. The scripts are named /etc/rc.d/rcX.d, where X is the default run
level. The default run level for a SLES system in the evaluated configuration is 3. The
following lists some of the initializations performed at run level 3.
Saves and restores the system entropy tool for higher quality random number generation.
Configures network interfaces.
Starts the system logging daemons.
Starts the sshd daemon.
Starts the cron daemon.
Probes hardware for setup and configuration.
Starts the agetty program.
For more details on services started at run level 3, see the scripts in /etc/rc.d/rc3.d on an
SLES system.
Figure 5-82 describes the boot process for SLES as a z/VM guest.
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