brc(1M)                                                      brc(1M)


       NAME
             brc, bcheckrc - system initialization procedures

       SYNOPSIS
             /sbin/brc
             /sbin/bcheckrc

       DESCRIPTION
             The bcheckrc procedure first checks the status of the root
             file system.  If the root file system is found to be bad,
             bcheckrc repairs it.  Then, it 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).  bcheckrc is executed by an entry in /etc/inittab by
             init whenever the system is booted.

             The brc script performs administrative tasks related to file
             sharing.  The functionality of brc has been incorporated into
             other startup routines, and is no longer executed by
             /etc/inittab.  It is kept for compatibility reasons.

             After bcheckrc has executed, init checks for the initdefault
             value in /etc/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.

       REFERENCES
             fsck(1M), init(1M), inittab(4), mnttab(4), rc2(1M),
             shutdown(1M)














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