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Customizing UNIX system startup

Changing to networking state (system state 3)

Before you can perform administrative tasks associated with file sharing (for example, NFS), you must change the system to system state 3 (defined as the networking state). This procedure executes the /sbin/rc2, /sbin/rc3, and dinit scripts. These scripts run processes in all directories associated with system states 2 and 3.

Running init 3 also initiates the Service Access Facility, which manages access to your system through ports and other communication devices. (See ``The Service Access Facility'' for details.)

In addition to the scripts in /etc/rc2.d (the multiuser state directory), scripts in /etc/rc3.d (the networking state directory) are run to do the following, if configured:

To change to the networking state:


CAUTION: The /var filesystem must be mounted before executing init 3 if it is a separate filesystem.

  1. Execute the following command:

    init 3

    The system enters run level 3.


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