location of the rc.local file in Suse 9.0

[Gallienus]

I'm using Suse 9.0 and I've looked for my rc.local file in etc/rc.d but I couldn't seem to find it. Am I looking in the right place?

[JohnT]

As root...isssue the commandupdatedb -u when it finishes running....type in the terminallocate rc.localRun "updatedb -u" on a regular basis, after adding or removing software/files.

[mdwatts]

For SuSE 9.0, use /etc/init.d/boot.local instead as I have done for my lm_sensor modules.


#! /bin/sh
#
# Copyright (c) 2002 SuSE Linux AG Nuernberg, Germany. All rights reserved.
#
# Author: Werner Fink <werner@suse.de>, 1996
# Burchard Steinbild, 1996
#
# /etc/init.d/boot.local
#
# script with local commands to be executed from init on system startup
#
# Here you should add things, that should happen directly after booting
# before we're going to the first run level.
#

# I2C adapter drivers
/sbin/modprobe i2c-amd756
# I2C chip drivers
/sbin/modprobe w83781d

[nowonmai]

SuSE doesn't have an rc.local. That sounds more like a BSDish thing (Debian/Slackware).
What does it do and what do you want to do with it? I might be able to point you at the SuSE equivalent.

[JohnT]

Originally posted by nowonmai
SuSE doesn't have an rc.local. That sounds more like a BSDish thing (Debian/Slackware).
What does it do and what do you want to do with it? I might be able to point you at the SuSE equivalent.

I've been know to be slightly "BSDish", hence my ignorance of this "Susie" thing.......er...I mean Suse.:D

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by nowonmai
SuSE doesn't have an rc.local. That sounds more like a BSDish thing (Debian/Slackware).
What does it do and what do you want to do with it? I might be able to point you at the SuSE equivalent.

/etc/init.d/boot.local as I posted above.


# I2C adapter drivers
/sbin/modprobe i2c-amd756
# I2C chip drivers
/sbin/modprobe w83781d


and the results of 'lsmod'


w83781d 24660 0 (unused)
i2c-proc 6356 1 [w83781d]
i2c-amd756 3210 0 (unused)
i2c-core 15844 0 [w83781d i2c-proc i2c-amd756]

[Gallienus]

Well....what I'm trying to do is load the prism2_usb module at boot. I took out the dlink dwl-520+ wireless networking card, which wasn't working and replaced it with Netgear's MA111 usb network card.

the complete code I have to add to the rc.local file according to what I read is this.

modprobe prism2_usb
wlantcl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_ifstate ifstate=enable
wlanctl-ng wlan0 lnxreq_autojoin ssid=<your aps ssid> authtype=opensystem
ifconfig wlan0 <yourIP> netmask <yourNetmask> broadcast <yourBroadcast>
route add default gw <yourGateway>

Just for ha ha's after I posted my thread I went to my slackware 9.0 box and looked for ther rc.local file and there it was in /etc/rc.d. Not so in Suse 9.0 though.

[JohnT]

Found this......
Read the file "/etc/init.d/README", it is documented there. Then use
"/etc/init.d/skeleton" to make your own scripts as needed.

[Gallienus]

First off I'd like to thank all those that have replied for their time and advice. But since further discussion of my problem invovles hardware I thought it best to move the rest of this thread to the hardware section of justlinux out of consideration to my fellow forum members. For anyone still interested I added it to the hardware forum under the title of Configuring an MA111 under Suse 9.0.

Again thank you all for helping me begin the resolution of this problem.

[mdwatts]

Originally posted by Gallienus

Just for ha ha's after I posted my thread I went to my slackware 9.0 box and looked for ther rc.local file and there it was in /etc/rc.d. Not so in Suse 9.0 though.

That is why I twice posted that SuSE uses boot.local instead of rc.local. I've also posted a suggestion in your new thread in Hardware.