/usr/local/etc/rc.d vs /etc/rc.conf question

[Erik Norgaard]

Toomas Aas wrote:
> Andy Firman wrote:
> 
>> On my 4.10 box, there is a mysql-server script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d 
>> and nothing
>> in /etc/rc.conf, yet mysql-server starts up a boot time. 
>> Why?   
> 
> 
> Your mysql-server port was probably installed before 31.10.2004. It was 
> modified to use rc.conf variables at that date (see /usr/ports/UPDATING).
> 

AFAIK 4.x will run any script in /usr/local/etc/rc.d which ends in .sh 
and is executable. The script may use variables stored in /etc/rc.conf 
but in old installations the scripts has not been updated.

If you want not to start mysql-server on startup, rename the script or 
change permissions.

Cheers, Erik

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