Date: Thu, 03 May 2007 21:50:00 -0300 From: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@freebsd.org> To: Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> Cc: cvs-ports@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, ports-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: ports/sysutils/bsdstats Makefile pkg-install Message-ID: <EE5A41A82D8B43B7D9F09D0F@ganymede.hub.org> In-Reply-To: <20070504000642.GA96071@xor.obsecurity.org> References: <6283D31B45427600FCA7C3B9@ganymede.hub.org> <20070504000642.GA96071@xor.obsecurity.org>
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - --On Thursday, May 03, 2007 20:06:42 -0400 Kris Kennaway <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: > On Thu, May 03, 2007 at 07:33:41PM -0300, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> >> >> --On Saturday, April 28, 2007 15:21:32 -0400 Kris Kennaway >> <kris@obsecurity.org> wrote: >> >> > On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 07:12:31PM +0000, Marc G. Fournier wrote: >> >> scrappy 2007-04-28 19:12:31 UTC >> >> >> >> FreeBSD ports repository >> >> >> >> Modified files: >> >> sysutils/bsdstats Makefile pkg-install >> >> Log: >> >> By popular request, I've added a bsdstats.sh script to etc/rc.d so that >> >> it can be enabled to run on reboot (ie. for laptops, office computers, >> >> etc) since not everyone runs a server 24/7 ... >> >> >> >> I've added to pkg-install a yesno question as to whether it should be >> >> enabled on reboot, seperate from the monthly periodic run ... >> > >> > Interactive pkg_installs are the work of the devil :( Think what >> > happens when a user tries to add your package from sysinstall. Hint: >> > the TTY used by pkg_add is over on another VTY. >> >> Hrmmm ... hadn't thought about sysinstall :( But, what behaviour should >> happen if someone installs via sysinstall? Auto-enabled? Then again, if >> someone does go to the trouble of installing it in the first place, even >> interactively, would it make more sense to just get rid of the interactive >> altogether and have it auto-enable, and let them know how to disable? >> >> Would it make sense / be acceptable to have it auto-enable the stats if >> someone installs, but leave the 'extra reports' disabled unless they >> manually modify /etc/periodic.conf to enable them? That sounds to be like >> it would be the least offensive, but a 'second opinion' would be >> appreciated ... > > Usually packages need to be enabled explicitly in rc.conf. 'k, I'll just have it install but not enable ... - ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGOoM44QvfyHIvDvMRAjF4AJ4hBWhzToDpqrNmRLVmSE+M17LTtwCgneR2 rDRCuigYEC7lPz9oQ5YUiYM= =943d -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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