Linked by David Adams on Sat 17th May 2008 03:39 UTC, submitted by IdaAshley
Ever wonder what makes a computer tick or how a UNIX server does what it does? Discover what happens when you push the power button on your computer. This article discusses the different boot types, managing the AIX bootlist and the AIX boot sequence. After reading this article, you will better understand what exactly happens when your server starts.
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2007-05-20
The alternative to the runlevels is the use of an rc script and the rc.d/ entries, such as it is the case in the FreeBSD OS. Refer to "man boot", "man loader", "man init" and "man rc" for further education.
Hehe, I think we are two of the most prominent BSDers in this site
We all know which OS users cry out like that