The SysVInit Package

The De Facto Standard
• Most distributions use this package
System V Init Style
• Consistent with FSSTND
• /etc/inittab
• /etc/rc.d/rc?.d/*
• /etc/rc.d/init.d/*
• /var/lock/subsys
Available as a Package for Most Distributions
• Debian Package
• RPM Package
• Available as a tar.gz
Current Version 2.64