5

I know that rc*.d directories are used at startup, or reboot, or so on time, for starting or stopping programs. Can anybody explain me what's the difference between the rc*.d folders placed under the /etc/ path and the other placed under the /etc/rc.d/ path.

Also, what's the difference between /etc/init.d and /etc/rc.d/init.d?

Thanks.

N.B. I'm running CentOS 6.2.

artaxerxe
  • 473

2 Answers2

8

Nothing. Different Linux distributions, and the LSB, had different standards, so both are present on CentOS to make it easier to run software from different versions. One is just a symbolic link to the other.

http://www.centos.org/docs/5/html/5.1/Installation_Guide/s2-boot-init-shutdown-init.html gives details on the boot process, but ultimately all the init scripts are almost-but-not-completely identical on the different Linux systems.

Daniel Pittman
  • 7,674
1

They are the same! /etc/init.d is a symbolic link of /etc/rc.d/init.d.

Alexios
  • 19,157
Vinod B
  • 11