Ubuntu Manpage: systemd-rc-local-generator - Compatibility
generator for starting /etc/rc.local and /usr/sbin/halt.local
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Archived: 2026-04-05 22:39:25 UTC
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bionic (8) systemd-rc-local-generator.8.gz
Provided by: systemd_237-3ubuntu10.57_amd64
NAME
 systemd-rc-local-generator - Compatibility generator for starting /etc/rc.local and /usr/sbin/
 during boot and shutdown
SYNOPSIS
 /lib/systemd/system-generators/systemd-rc-local-generator
DESCRIPTION
 systemd-rc-local-generator is a generator that checks whether /etc/rc.local exists and is exec
 if it is pulls the rc-local.service unit into the boot process. This unit is responsible for
 script during late boot. Note that the script will be run with slightly different semantics th
 original System V version, which was run "last" in the boot process, which is a concept that d
 translate to systemd. The script is run after network.target, but in parallel with most other
 system services.
 systemd-rc-local-generator also checks whether /usr/sbin/halt.local exists and is executable,
 is pulls the halt-local.service unit into the shutdown process. This unit is responsible for
 script during later shutdown.
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man8/systemd-rc-local-generator.8.html
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Support for both /etc/rc.local and /usr/sbin/halt.local is provided for compatibility with spe
 System V systems only. However, it is strongly recommended to avoid making use of these script
 and instead provide proper unit files with appropriate dependencies for any scripts to run du
 boot or shutdown processes.
 systemd-rc-local-generator implements systemd.generator(7).
SEE ALSO
 systemd(1), systemctl(1)
systemd 237 SYSTEMD-RC-LOCAL-G
Source: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man8/systemd-rc-local-generator.8.html
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/bionic/man8/systemd-rc-local-generator.8.html
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