on sco 5.0.4 the manpage for rc2 has this in it: run on entering run level 2: K* scripts executed in serial sequence of their sort order when stop is specified to prc_sync(ADM) S* scripts executed in serial sequence of their sort order when start is specified to prc_sync P* scripts which prc_sync executes in parallel with other P* scripts to which they are adjacent when sorted I* interactive scripts for which prc_sync will wait until they complete executing and exit On Thu, 2003-01-30 at 06:35, daz@undertaker.homeip.net wrote: > I know this is a linux group/list, but I have a sco question that I cant > > find an answer to. (it might not even be sco-specific). Anyway, here > it > is: > > I am used to and know how to use the various Snnservicename and > Knnservicename scripts in the rc2[3,4,5].d directories (where n=0-9). > However I just came across some Pnnservicename scripts. What is the 'P' > > for? Does anyone have any insights to this? > > Thanks, > David -- Bill Warner Direct Alliance