> Do you have to use some special utility to create new init > scripts on SLES7 > ?
No. The same script is called for startup and shutdown from init via two different symbolic links (the Sxx and Kxx links in /etc/init.d/rc<n>/d. That's why the start and stop sections are in the same file. Pick up a copy of the OReilly Unix System Administration book and read the section on init.
