Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2013 11:14:29 -0500 From: "Isaac (.ike) Levy" <ike@blackskyresearch.net> To: Alexander Yerenkow <yerenkow@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: explicit use of /etc/rc.d vs service Message-ID: <1358957703-1650573.12314329.fr0NGEUjc001015@rs149.luxsci.com> In-Reply-To: <CAPJF9w=OJNoR6%2BjxzZBUv4YR-9auhSSrXTR0Udzi6TVRpeWkyQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAF6rxgnJPFevO7W%2BypBZdcL7deB%2B_cQHF0AEcVaWWv8FFhcNcQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAPJF9w=OJNoR6%2BjxzZBUv4YR-9auhSSrXTR0Udzi6TVRpeWkyQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Jan 23, 2013, at 11:05 AM, Alexander Yerenkow wrote: > 2013/1/23 Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> > >> Would anyone object to a patch which converts uses of >> "/etc/rc.d/daemon start" to "service daemon start" and the like? >> I would like to see service(1) become the standard interface to using >> services. >> A decade of muscle memory will protest, but this is a very good idea- service(1) has been there since 7.x. There should be a clear of RC, because many users wrap their own daemon services using the base operating system mechanisms- (e.g. your patch should not mangle this on the actual RC page). http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/configtuning-rcd.html -- If included, it may be worthwhile to focus on the service(1) man page, so this doesn't get confused with other abominable 'service' wrapper utilities on other *NIX'es. They are quite different than this RC wrapper, and it would be a shame for a new user to get them confused. > What it will do if there is both /etc/rc.d/A and /usr/local/etc/rc.d/A > ? This sort of thing raises a very good point, and without kidding, what about /my/custom/hier/location/etc/rc.d/A Best, .ikehelp
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