init.d?????

[Rggoalie3]

First off let me say thanks for all the help you guys hav given me so far. I really appreciate it. Anyway I was wondering what init.d actually is. If I have a program in /etc but not in /etc/init.d how can I start it?? And what does init.d actually do???

Thanks!!!

[arkaine23]

/etc is where most system wide configurations are kept. It's sort of like a windows registry. Each user has their own personal set of config files in their /home directory.

/etc/init.d is where init scripts are kept. Init scripts allow the starting, stopping, and restarting of daemons aka system services.

/etc/rc#.d These are run control folders. In them are shortcuts pointing to init scripts or anything that is set to run at startup.