Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2010 08:15:56 -0700 From: Chip Camden <sterling@camdensoftware.com> To: ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [ports/net/isc-dhcp*] Don't stop DHCP related daemons Message-ID: <20100915151554.GA2660@libertas.local.camdensoftware.com> In-Reply-To: <20100915081800.GQ12467@core.byshenk.net> References: <20100911222902.bb57444a.nork@FreeBSD.org> <20100911173359.68d71af6@it.buh.tecnik93.com> <AANLkTin0D13%2B9JQJ6wVD7_48Es6rvUJtu=rAx6M1xdjx@mail.gmail.com> <4C901FD0.5000304@FreeBSD.org> <20100915081800.GQ12467@core.byshenk.net>
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--ZPt4rx8FFjLCG7dd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoth Greg Byshenk on Wednesday, 15 September 2010: > On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 06:22:24PM -0700, Doug Barton wrote: >=20 > [...] > =20 > > I can think of at least one more scenario off the top of my head. You= =20 > > want to run the new version of the service the next time the box is=20 > > restarted for whatever reason, but the update is not so critical that i= t=20 > > justifies restarting the system immediately. >=20 > Do 'you' (generic) -really- want to do this? 'This', in this case > being making a change without testing what will happen when the > machine or service is next restarted? One of the things I've > learned is that things aren't always perfect, and, if I change=20 > service <X> in some way, then I want to test that .../rc.d/<X> > actually does what I want/expect next time it runs. >=20 > As I noted before, if by chance something is wrong, I want to > know -now-, while the server/service is being maintained, not at > some random later date. >=20 >=20 > I am not coming down on either side of the 'automation' issue, as=20 > I think that I can see points on both sides; I'm just suggesting > that this argument is not a good one. >=20 >=20 > --=20 > greg byshenk - gbyshenk@byshenk.net - Leiden, NL > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" Please don't automatically stop/start anything that might be critical. I've had enough of Windows' automatic reboots after automatic upgrades, and I never want to go back. --=20 Sterling (Chip) Camden | sterling@camdensoftware.com | 2048D/3A978E4F http://camdensoftware.com | http://chipstips.com | http://chipsquips= .com --ZPt4rx8FFjLCG7dd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.10 (FreeBSD) iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJMkOMqAAoJEIpckszW26+RblsIAK5tWLEszYur5I8BaLSTFY3E yu76/qaEaoFDX+rOmtptkxubEvwAUa77yLCk2rIUhI4RENp/gLPpHZYPwXjmwYGk P3cOaXT/oafeohMRe54ZDNeLmyQY32uXLXlMyvSQNNvxnOoCZZ4uanuzpcIZdk8p 7t6GI5GTDMTbc0ilzHagTnuiNXvMA5De9aE8NyjVW/Ie30OGTICLx13yWvhgRpcT JwY4ZRLtomyF2Uq+2+32SjqQyN9LockyCs2yMVP6gSuUsVG8xqzbmfGjkNI/RCgW 3Cf6mDuE+xdK3E6gr17J1WKF7dWkVScLeR26y97umd8pmHJabwYG/J1gLzw7kDQ= =0ykf -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ZPt4rx8FFjLCG7dd--
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