rcS(5) Debian Administrator's Manual rcS(5)
NAME
rcS - variables that affect the behavior of boot scripts
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/default/rcS file contains variable settings in POSIX format:
VAR=VAL
Only one assignment is allowed per line. Comments (starting with '#') are also allowed.
OPTIONS
The following variables can be set.
TMPTIME
On boot the files in /tmp will be deleted if their modification time, file status
time and access time are all at least TMPTIME days ago. A value of 0 means that
files are removed regardless of age. If you don't want the system to clean /tmp
then set TMPTIME to a negative value (e.g., -1) or to the word infinite.
SULOGIN
Setting this to yes causes init to spawn a sulogin on the console early in the boot
process. If the administrator does not login then the sulogin session will time
out after 30 seconds and the boot process will continue.
DELAYLOGIN
Normally the system will not let non-root users log in until the boot process is
complete and the system has finished switching to the default runlevel (usually
level 2). However, in theory it is safe to log in a bit earlier, namely, as soon
as inetd has started. Setting the variable to no allows earlier login; setting the
variable to yes prevents it.
Some details: The DELAYLOGIN variable controls whether or not the file /run/nologin
is created during the boot process and deleted at the end of it. The login(1) pro‐
gram refuses to allow non-root logins so long as /run/nologin exists. If you set
the variable to no then it is advisable to ensure that /run/nologin does not exist.
VERBOSE
Setting this option to no (in lower case) will make the boot process a bit less
verbose. Setting this option to yes will make the boot process a bit more verbose.
FSCKFIX
When the root and all other file systems are checked, fsck is invoked with the -a
option which means "autorepair". If there are major inconsistencies then the fsck
process will bail out. The system will print a message asking the administrator to
repair the file system manually and will present a root shell prompt (actually a
sulogin prompt) on the console. Setting this option to yes causes the fsck com‐
mands to be run with the -y option instead of the -a option. This will tell fsck
always to repair the file systems without asking for permission.
NOTE
The EDITMOTD, RAMRUN and UTC variables are no longer used. The UTC setting is replaced by
the UTC or LOCAL setting in /etc/adjtime, and should have been migrated automatically.
See hwclock(5) and hwclock(8) for further details on configuring the system clock.
AUTHOR
Miquel van Smoorenburg Roger Leigh
SEE ALSO
fsck(8), hwclock(5), hwclock(8), inetd(8), init(8), inittab(5), login(1),
21 May 2012 rcS(5)
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