brc(1M)                                                             brc(1M)


   NAME
         brc, bcheckrc - system initialization procedures

   SYNOPSIS
         /sbin/brc

         /sbin/bcheckrc

   DESCRIPTION
         These shell procedures are executed via entries in /sbin/inittab by
         init whenever the system is booted.

         First, the bcheckrc procedure checks the status of the root file
         system.  If the root file system is found to be bad, bcheckrc repairs
         it.

         Then, bckeckrc mounts the /stand, /proc, and /var (if it exists) file
         systems (/var may exist as a directory in the root file system, or as
         a separate file system).

         The brc script performs administrative tasks related to file sharing.

         After these two procedures have executed, init checks for the
         initdefault value in /sbin/inittab.  This tells init in which run
         level to place the system.  If, for example, initdefault is set to 2,
         the system will be placed in the multi-user state via the rc2
         procedure.

         Note that bcheckrc should always be executed before brc.  Also, these
         shell procedures may be used for several run-level states.

   SEE ALSO
         fsck(1M), init(1M), rc2(1M), shutdown(1M), inittab(4), mnttab(4).




















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