Date: Mon, 1 Jan 1996 13:30:05 -0800 (PST) From: "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> To: paul@netcraft.co.uk Cc: FreeBSD-current@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: pcnfsd.. Message-ID: <199601012130.NAA27746@GndRsh.aac.dev.com> In-Reply-To: <199601011627.QAA28104@server.netcraft.co.uk> from "Paul Richards" at Jan 1, 96 04:27:41 pm
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> > In reply to Jordan K. Hubbard who said > > > > As noted in my commit message, one unfortunate thing is that the pcnfsd > > package will still need to modify /etc/sysconfig. Back when we had pcnfsd > > in /etc/sysconfig, it was conditionalized off of in netstart so that we'd > > know when to start mountd with the `-n' flag (see man page). Now that > > the pcnfsd variable is gone, I've had to create another variable in > > its place: ``weak_mountd_authentication'' > > Can't see the changes yet, not got good connectivity but wouldn't this > have been better implemented by passing mount flags to mountd just like > we do for sendmail and various other stuff. > > The solution for gated (from Rod's mail) would be to make the binary > itself a config option and change /etc/rc and /etc/netstart to > scripts that start "facilities" at specific points in the bootup > process rather than specific binaries. These facilities would then > be variables pulled in from sysconfig too so that if you want to > run gated instead of routed you don't have to change gated=yes you > change router=gated. > > i.e. > > if [ "x$router" != "xNO" ] ; then > echo -n starting routing daemons: > > echo -n $router; $router $routerflags > > echo '.' > fi Can I politly go stuff my head in the sand for not thinking of this one myself :-). I note only like it, I LOVE IT!!!! [It also fixes the fact that gatedflags was never given a sample templage in /etc/sysconfig but was being used in /etc/netstart if you set gated=YES] :-) -- Rod Grimes rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com Accurate Automation Company Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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