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SYSTEMD-RC-LOCAL-GENERATOR(8)d-rc-local-generatorD-RC-LOCAL-GENERATOR(8)

NAME         top

       systemd-rc-local-generator - Compatibility generator for starting
       /etc/rc.local during boot

SYNOPSIS         top

       /usr/lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-rc-local-generator

DESCRIPTION         top

       systemd-rc-local-generator is a generator that checks whether
       /etc/rc.local exists and is executable, and if it is pulls the
       rc-local.service unit into the boot process. This unit is
       responsible for running this script during late boot. Note that
       the script will be run with slightly different semantics than the
       original System V version, which was run "last" in the boot
       process, which is a concept that does not translate to systemd.
       The script is run after network.target, but in parallel with most
       other regular system services.

       Support for /etc/rc.local is provided for compatibility with
       specific System V systems only. However, it is strongly
       recommended to avoid making use of this script today, and instead
       provide proper unit files with appropriate dependencies for any
       scripts to run during the boot process. Note that the path to the
       script is set a compile time and varies between distributions.

       systemd-rc-local-generator implements systemd.generator(7).

SEE ALSO         top

       systemd(1), systemctl(1)

COLOPHON         top

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systemd 247                                SYSTEMD-RC-LOCAL-GENERATOR(8)

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