From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG  Sat Apr 16 23:19:54 2011
Return-Path: <owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG>
Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34])
	by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2E63106566B
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:19:54 +0000 (UTC)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Received: from wonkity.com (wonkity.com [67.158.26.137])
	by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4BA438FC13
	for <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:19:54 +0000 (UTC)
Received: from wonkity.com (localhost [127.0.0.1])
	by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p3GMkreA005967;
	Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:46:53 -0600 (MDT)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Received: from localhost (wblock@localhost)
	by wonkity.com (8.14.4/8.14.4/Submit) with ESMTP id p3GMkr49005964;
	Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:46:53 -0600 (MDT)
	(envelope-from wblock@wonkity.com)
Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:46:53 -0600 (MDT)
From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: dieterbsd@engineer.com
In-Reply-To: <8CDCA9824BFE47E-176C-A720@web-mmc-d04.sysops.aol.com>
Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1104161634150.5936@wonkity.com>
References: <8CDCA9824BFE47E-176C-A720@web-mmc-d04.sysops.aol.com>
User-Agent: Alpine 2.00 (BSF 1167 2008-08-23)
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed
X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.2.6
	(wonkity.com [127.0.0.1]); Sat, 16 Apr 2011 16:46:54 -0600 (MDT)
Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: Add SUM sysctl
X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5
Precedence: list
List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD
	<freebsd-hackers.freebsd.org>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>, 
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Archive: <http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-hackers>
List-Post: <mailto:freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>
List-Help: <mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers>,
	<mailto:freebsd-hackers-request@freebsd.org?subject=subscribe>
X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:19:54 -0000

On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, dieterbsd@engineer.com wrote:

> Suggestion 2:  The kernel may not have an official flag for single
> vs multi user mode but you can fake it.  Try something like
> "pgrep syslogd".  If syslogd is running assume multiuser mode.  If
> syslogd is not running assume single user mode.

Another option: kern.hostid is set nonzero pretty early in the rc 
scripts.