B balanga Mar 12, 2018 #1 When you boot up an ISO image and you get options for Installing or running a Live CD, how are those options configured into the system?
When you boot up an ISO image and you get options for Installing or running a Live CD, how are those options configured into the system?
OP B balanga Mar 12, 2018 Thread Starter #3 Well I looked and I took it that any startup scripts would be in /etc/rc.d but there are 160 scripts there and nothing jumped out by name... Oops - just found it .... in /etc/rc.local
Well I looked and I took it that any startup scripts would be in /etc/rc.d but there are 160 scripts there and nothing jumped out by name... Oops - just found it .... in /etc/rc.local
OP B balanga Mar 12, 2018 Thread Starter #4 Just wondered if rc(8) provides some sort of hook for running a script the first time the system is booted....
Just wondered if rc(8) provides some sort of hook for running a script the first time the system is booted....
SirDice Administrator Staff member Administrator Moderator Mar 12, 2018 #5 Have a look at ports like sysutils/firstboot-freebsd-update. There are a few others with the label firstboot in them.
Have a look at ports like sysutils/firstboot-freebsd-update. There are a few others with the label firstboot in them.
ShelLuser Mar 12, 2018 #6 Also be aware of crontab(5) which has the special @reboot target. Of course this may not be fully usable if cron doesn't get started with the live cd.
Also be aware of crontab(5) which has the special @reboot target. Of course this may not be fully usable if cron doesn't get started with the live cd.
