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What is the equivalent of /etc/initscript in RHEL6(upstart)

Solution Unverified - Updated 2014-05-16T08:25:30+00:00 -

Issue

In RHEL6.4, need to know the equivalent for /etc/initscript. Normally, this script is used by init to execute the commands from inittab. Since RHEL6.4 supports only upstart and not inittab, which is the best alternative and one that works for upstart configuration/jobs and for all processes.
What is the equivalent of /etc/initscript in RHEL6
Replicate a sample /etc/initscript file for inittab scripts from SysVInit to Upstart

export TEST_ENV_VAR=/flx/rcc/bin

Environment

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

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