rc0(1M)rc0(1M)NAMErc0 - run commands required to enter single-user mode or halt the system
SYNOPSIS
/etc/rc0
DESCRIPTION
This file is executed by an entry in /etc/inittab and is responsible for
performing those operations that bring the system down to either the
administrative maintenance state, traditionally state s, called the
"single-user" state, or to the system halt state in preparation for
powering the system down.
/etc/rc0 runs files beginning with K in /etc/rc0.d. These files are
executed by /bin/sh in ascii sort-sequence order (see FILES below for
more information).
Each of these files can also check the state of the corresponding
chkconfig flag for that function. If the state is on the script goes on
to shut down or otherwise stop that function; if the state is off it does
not attempt to stop that function on the theory that since that flag is
off, it was never started in the first place. (See chkconfig(1M)).
The functions performed by the /etc/rc0 command and associated /etc/rc0.d
files include:
Stop System Services and Daemons
Various system services (such as networking or print spooling) are
gracefully terminated.
When new services are added that should be terminated when the
system is shut down, the appropriate files are installed in
/etc/rc0.d.
Terminate Processes
A SIGTERM signal is sent to all running processes by killall(1M);
this lets processes stop themselves cleanly.
Kill Processes
A SIGKILL signal is sent to all remaining processes; no process can
resist SIGKILL.
At this point the only processes left are those associated with
/etc/rc0 and a few privileged system processes.
Unmount All Filesystems
Only the root filesystem (/) remains mounted.
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rc0(1M)rc0(1M)FILES
Files in /etc/rc0.d must begin with a K followed by a number and the rest
of the filename. Upon entering run level 0 or 6, files beginning with K
are executed with an argument of stop . Files in /etc/rc0.d are typically
symbolic links to files in /etc/init.d. Files beginning with other
characters are ignored. See rc2(1M) for more information.
SEE ALSOkillall(1M), rc2(1M), shutdown(1M).
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