Notes on the /etc/rc.local File
The resource configuration script /etc/rc.local was described earlier in this chapter simply as being obsolete. Administrators who used earlier versions of FreeBSD or certain Linux distributions will recognize this file. Its purpose is much the same as the /usr/local/etc/rc.d directories—to provide you with a mechanism to extend the system’s startup behavior by adding your own daemons or ad-hoc configuration changes.
The rc.d method described earlier in this chapter is the best way to run a daemon or perform some automated task upon startup. However, in some cases (such as mounting a remote server or starting a backup client), it’s more expedient to have a place where you can simply execute a command line without ...
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