Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 19:03:26 +0100 From: Roman Divacky <rdivacky@FreeBSD.org> To: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Mike Makonnen <mtm@FreeBSD.org>, Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc.subr Message-ID: <20080125180326.GA33885@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <479A1CBF.808@samsco.org> References: <200801251644.m0PGiYJg051286@repoman.freebsd.org> <479A12AF.2050003@samsco.org> <20080125170546.GC36311@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20080125170945.GA31476@freebsd.org> <479A1CBF.808@samsco.org>
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On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 10:30:39AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > Roman Divacky wrote: > >On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:05:46AM -0600, Brooks Davis wrote: > >>On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:47:43AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: > >>>Mike Makonnen wrote: > >>>>mtm 2008-01-25 16:44:34 UTC > >>>> FreeBSD src repository > >>>> Modified files: > >>>> etc rc.subr Log: > >>>> Backout previous commit. It's going to clutter the console > >>>> during boot and shutdown. I think I'll hide it behind autoboot or > >>>> maybe take brooks@ suggestion and implement a different command > >>>> prefix for booting/shutdown purposes, but in any case it needs more > >>>> thought and attention. > >>>> Noticed by: ceri > >>>> Pointyhat to: mtm > >>>> Revision Changes Path > >>>> 1.79 +0 -3 src/etc/rc.subr > >>>In any case, I think you're on a good track. I can't tell you how many > >>>times I've pulled my hair out from typing "/etc/rc.d/foo start" at the > >>>command line and having nothing at all happen as a response. > >>The one that continually messes me up is disabling nagios in > >>/etc/rc.conf during maintance and then doing "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/nagios > >>stop" and forgetting that it doen't do anything so I get individual > >>notices about all 352 cluster nodes going down. :( > > > >semantically foo_enable="YES" could permit "stop" action because I don't > >see any logical contradiction in stopping a service that is not enabled... > > > >just my 2 cents :) > > > >roman > > Be that as it may, fixing the system to provide feedback to interactive > users is a good thing. > > Scott sure.. my suggestion is orthogonal to this, it just happens to be from the same bucket
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