Most GNU/LInux distros have an initialization script called rc.local. This script will be executed after all other init scripts, I mean, it will be run by the system at the end of the boot process . This will allow you to add certain programs so they can be executed at boot time after all system services are started.
Gentoo Linux does not provide such a file. Instead we have an equivalent script called /etc/conf.d/local.start where you can put all your initialization stuff. Even more, Gentoo provides an /etc/conf.d/local.stop where you can place… guess what?
Hi, thanks for article.
Ebiz
I’m just getting use to Gentoo from Redhat after many many years….I was looking to build a WiFi AP with Gentoo but couldn’t figure out where the rc.local stuff was supposed to go.
Thanks for clearing this up for me!
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