Question regarding /etc/inittab

[Tom Wolf_3]

Hello all.
I have a fairly basic HP-UX start up question that I'd like to confirm with the experts out there.

After the init process is started it reads the /etc/inittab configuration file from top to bottom, correct?

Assuming this is correct, would the /sbin/rc script (and all scripts in sequencer directories /sbin/rc0.d, /sbin/rc1.d, /sbin/rc2.d...) be executed before the "h1" entry if my /etc/inittab file contained the following:

sqnc::wait:/sbin/rc /dev/console 2>&1 # system init
#powf::powerwait:/sbin/powerfail >/dev/console 2>&1 # powerfail
cons:123456:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty console console # system console
#ttp1:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p1 9600
#ttp2:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p2 9600
#ttp3:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p3 9600
#ttp4:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p4 9600
#ttp5:234:respawn:/usr/sbin/getty -h tty0p5 9600
krsd:123456:respawn:/sbin/krsd -i
sfd:123456:respawn:/sbin/sfd
#ups::respawn:rtprio 0 /usr/lbin/ups_mond -f /etc/ups_conf
#samd:23456:respawn:/usr/sam/lbin/samd # system mgmt daemon
cim1:3456:respawn:/opt/wbem/sbin/cimserverd
h1:3:respawn:/sbin/init.d/init.cssd run >/dev/null 2>&1

The way I understand it, init would start /sbin/rc and wait for it to complete before proceeding to the next entry in /etc/inittab.

I'm just looking for some clarification on whether an entry such as /sbin/rc3.d/S990oracle would be kicked off before the "h1" entry from the above sample /etc/inittab file.

I hope this question makes sense.


Any feedback is welcomed.


Thank you.

Tom Wolf

[TTr · Accepted solution]

Tom,

The rc sequence runs to completion before the next inittab line is processed. So you should be safe with your cssd startup.

I actually verified with a freshly rebooted system and you can do the same.

I checked the /etc/rc.log and the startup time was 9:17:56 and the completion time was 9:19:17.

Then I used "ps -ef |more" and checked the STIME (start up time) for samd and krsd and both were 9:19:17.

This clearly shows that the subsequent statements in inittab are executed after the rc sequence is completed.