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<refentry id="systemd-rc-local-generator">
<refentryinfo>
<title>systemd-rc-local-generator</title>
<productname>systemd</productname>
-
- <authorgroup>
- <author>
- <contrib>Developer</contrib>
- <firstname>Lennart</firstname>
- <surname>Poettering</surname>
- <email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
- </author>
- </authorgroup>
</refentryinfo>
<refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>systemd-rc-local-generator</refname>
- <refpurpose>Compatibility generator for starting <filename>/etc/rc.local</filename> and <filename>/usr/sbin/halt.local</filename> during boot and shutdown</refpurpose>
+ <refpurpose>Compatibility generator for starting <filename>/etc/rc.local</filename> during boot</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>
<refsynopsisdiv>
script is run after <filename>network.target</filename>, but in parallel with most other regular system
services.</para>
- <para><filename>systemd-rc-local-generator</filename> also checks whether <filename>/usr/sbin/halt.local</filename>
- exists and is executable, and if it is pulls the <filename>halt-local.service</filename> unit into the shutdown
- process. This unit is responsible for running this script during later shutdown.</para>
-
- <para>Support for both <filename>/etc/rc.local</filename> and <filename>/usr/sbin/halt.local</filename> is provided
+ <para>Support for <filename>/etc/rc.local</filename> is provided
for compatibility with specific System V systems only. However, it is strongly recommended to avoid making use of
- these scripts today, and instead provide proper unit files with appropriate dependencies for any scripts to run
- during the boot or shutdown processes.</para>
+ this script today, and instead provide proper unit files with appropriate dependencies for any scripts to run
+ during the boot process.</para>
<para><filename>systemd-rc-local-generator</filename> implements
<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd.generator</refentrytitle><manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para>