/etc/rc.local support

/etc/rc.local support
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In some GNU/Linux distributions /etc/rc.local file is used for executing user commands on startup.

This file is very useful when writing service file is not neccesary.

Systemd is not supply rc.local file support by-default. User should activate this support manualy.

Create service file /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service
cat > /etc/systemd/system/rc-local.service << "EOF"
[Unit]
 Description=/etc/rc.local Compatibility
 ConditionPathExists=/etc/rc.local

[Service]
 Type=forking
 ExecStart=/etc/rc.local start
 TimeoutSec=0
 StandardOutput=tty
 RemainAfterExit=yes
 SysVStartPriority=99

[Install]
 WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF

Create /etc/rc.local file

cat > /etc/rc.local << "EOF"
#!/bin/bash

#---Place your commands here----

exit 0
EOF

Activate rc.local support
```
systemctl enable rc-local
```
Start rc.local support
```
systemctl start rc-local
```
Check rc.local support
```
systemctl status rc-local
```

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