.TH rc.conf 5 "January 22, 2006" "initscripts #VERSION#" ""
.SH NAME
rc.conf \- system startup configuration
.SH SYNOPSIS
The \fBrc.conf\fP file contains configuration for the bootup process of
the system.
.SH FILE FORMAT
The file consists of variables that is parsed to the bootup scripts of
the system. The file contains parameters of the form

\fBVARIABLE\fP = \fBVALUE\fP

Recognized variables are currently:

\fBKEYMAP\fP - Specifies the name of the keymap that will be loaded.
The name looks something like 'fi-latin1', or 'qwerty/fi-latin1'. It is 
also possible to specify the complete path to the keymap file.

\fBHOSTNAME\fP - The hostname of the computer, not including domainname. 
Examples: 'mysystem' or 'workstation'.

\fBHWCLOCK\fP - Specifies how your hardware clock is set up. It can be
either 'localtime' or 'UTC'.

\fBMODULES\fP - Contains a list of modules that should be loaded when
the system starts up. The list should be quoted and the modules should
be separated with a space. Example: "sis900 emu10k1"

\fBSERVICES\fP - A list of services that should be started during
bootup. The list should be quoted and the services should be separated
with a space. Example: "syslogd klogd crond inetd"

.SH VERSION
.PP
This manual page describes rc.conf (initscripts) version #VERSION#.

.SH SEE ALSO
init(8), inittab(5)

.SH AUTHOR
John Eriksson <johne@rootlinux.org>