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What is the difference between /etc/rc.d and /usr/local/etc/rc.d directories in FreeBSD?

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Mar 18th 2013 11:59 am 3601162 01436

/etc/rc.d directory contains system startup scripts which are executed at boot time, but /usr/local/etc/rc.d directory contains third-party startup scripts which are also executed at boot time.

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What is the difference between /etc/rc.d and /usr/local/etc/rc.d directories in FreeBSD?

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