From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jul 27 22:04:40 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE388106564A for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:04:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@e-e.com) Received: from mail.experts-exchange.com (mail.experts-exchange.com [64.156.132.251]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 935918FC14 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:04:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhelfman@e-e.com) Received: from eggman.experts-exchange.com (unknown [72.29.180.81]) by mail.experts-exchange.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1293641EE11A; Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:04:40 -0700 (PDT) Received: by eggman.experts-exchange.com (sSMTP sendmail emulation); Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:04:24 -0700 Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:04:24 -0700 From: Jason To: Peter Steele Message-ID: <20090727220424.GA63239@eggman.experts-exchange.com> References: <20090727214341.GJ34795@eggman.experts-exchange.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 7.1-RELEASE-p6 EGGMAN X-Living-The-Dream: I love the SLO Life! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:04:40 -0000 Your startup script needs to require NETWORKING, though, and any other service it may need. Beyond this, you can use the rcorder command. -jgh On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 03:07:24PM -0700, Peter Steele thus spake: >Well, if I understand what you mean, then yes, our app requires >networking. But it has two logic paths: If it sees the system has an IP >assigned it goes into one mode and if it does not have an IP assigned it >goes into another mode. In the case we've encountered the app takes the >"no IP assigned" path, even though we have an IP defined in rc.conf. >We're trying to understand how this could happen and are wondering how >the options in rc.conf are processed. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Jason [mailto:jhelfman@e-e.com] >Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:44 PM >To: Peter Steele >Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Subject: Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed? > >Does your application startup script require NETWORKING? > >Just a shot in the dark from a newbie. > >-jgh > >On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 02:43:04PM -0700, Peter Steele thus spake: >>We have an rc.conf file that looks something like this: >> >> >> >>ifconfig_nfe0="UP" >> >>ifconfig_nfe1="UP" >> >>cloned_interfaces="lagg0" >> >>ifconfig_lagg0="laggproto failover laggport nfe0 laggport nfe1 >>netmask " >> >>defaultrouter= >> >>... >> >>ourapp_enable="YES" >> >> >> >>In a recent reboot test, when "ourapp" started, it checked to see if an >>IP was assigned to the system and there was not, causing it to take an >>unexpected logic path. Our understanding though was that since we had >an >>entry in rc.conf defining the IP then our app should have started after >>that IP was assigned. Is this true or is there potentially a timing >>issue here? >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>To unsubscribe, send any mail to >"freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> >