Rename /etc/sysconfig/init_params to /etc/sysconfig/rc.site.

Move network services to /lib/services.
Move init-functions to /lib/lsb.
Make /lib/lsb a symlink to /lib/services.
Create convenience symlink /etc/init.d->/etc/rc.d/init.d
Add help and man pages to ifup/ifdown.

Append /run/var/bootlog to /var/log/boot.log at the end of
the boot sequence.

Add capability to step through the boot scripts at boot time.

Optionally allow environment variables in sysconfig directory's
console, network, and clock files to be placed in rc.site.

Add an optional FASTBOOT parameter to set /fastboot when rebooting.

Remove a minor warning message from udev that is triggered
by the udev_retry boot script.

Add SKIPTMPCLEAN as an optional parameter to skip cleaning /tmp at boot time.

Add a page to Chapter 7 documenting rc.site. 



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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
+  "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
+  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../general.ent">
+  <!ENTITY site               SYSTEM "../appendices/rc.site.script">
+  %general-entities;
+]>
+
+<sect1 id="ch-scripts-site">
+  <?dbhtml filename="site.html"?>
+
+  <title>The rc.site File</title>
+
+  <indexterm zone="ch-scripts-site">
+    <primary sortas="a-rc.site">rc.site</primary>
+  </indexterm>
+
+  <para>The optional <filename>/etc/sysconfig/rc.site</filename> file contains
+  settings that are automatically set for each boot script.  It can alternatively
+  set the values specified in the <filename>hostname</filename>,
+  <filename>console</filename>, and <filename>clock</filename> files in the
+  <filename class='directory'>/etc/sysconfig/</filename> directory.  If the
+  associated variables are present in both these separate files and
+  <filename>rc.site</filename>, the values in the script specific files have
+  precedence. </para>
+
+  <para><filename>rc.site</filename> also contains parameters that can 
+  customize other aspects of the boot process.  Setting the IPROMPT variable
+  will enable selective running of bootscripts.  Other options are described
+  in the file comments.  The default version of the file is as follows:</para>
+
+  <screen>&site;</screen>
+
+</sect1>
+