Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 00:10:01 -0800 (PST) From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjc@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/34109: /etc/rc.shutdown isn't run on halt(8) Message-ID: <200201220810.g0M8A1M69317@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR conf/34109; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: "Crist J . Clark" <cjc@freebsd.org>
To: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net>
Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org
Subject: Re: conf/34109: /etc/rc.shutdown isn't run on halt(8)
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 00:01:33 -0800
On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 07:00:05AM -0800, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 21, 2002 at 03:42:39PM +0100, clemensF wrote:
> > > Peter Pentchev:
[snip]
> > > Normally, the shutdown(8) utility is used when the system needs to be
> > > halted or restarted, giving users advance warning of their impending doom
> > > and cleanly terminating specific programs.
> > >
> > > Note the 'cleanly terminating specific programs' part :)
> >
> > do you suggest users do guesswork to find out if a clearly defined script
> > is run or not? i'd prefer "... and runs /etc/rc.shutdown to cleanly
> > terminate specific programs."
>
> shutdown(8) does not run /etc/rc.shutdown; init(8) does.
> All that shutdown(8) does is initiate a system shutdown.
I think the code is all sound. However, the init(8) manpage is not
clear about when /etc/rc.shutdown is run.
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