Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 10:30:39 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> To: Roman Divacky <rdivacky@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, Mike Makonnen <mtm@FreeBSD.org>, Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc rc.subr Message-ID: <479A1CBF.808@samsco.org> In-Reply-To: <20080125170945.GA31476@freebsd.org> References: <200801251644.m0PGiYJg051286@repoman.freebsd.org> <479A12AF.2050003@samsco.org> <20080125170546.GC36311@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <20080125170945.GA31476@freebsd.org>
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Roman Divacky wrote: > On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 11:05:46AM -0600, Brooks Davis wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 25, 2008 at 09:47:43AM -0700, Scott Long wrote: >>> Mike Makonnen wrote: >>>> mtm 2008-01-25 16:44:34 UTC >>>> FreeBSD src repository >>>> Modified files: >>>> etc rc.subr Log: >>>> Backout previous commit. It's going to clutter the console >>>> during boot and shutdown. I think I'll hide it behind autoboot or >>>> maybe take brooks@ suggestion and implement a different command >>>> prefix for booting/shutdown purposes, but in any case it needs more >>>> thought and attention. >>>> Noticed by: ceri >>>> Pointyhat to: mtm >>>> Revision Changes Path >>>> 1.79 +0 -3 src/etc/rc.subr >>> In any case, I think you're on a good track. I can't tell you how many >>> times I've pulled my hair out from typing "/etc/rc.d/foo start" at the >>> command line and having nothing at all happen as a response. >> The one that continually messes me up is disabling nagios in >> /etc/rc.conf during maintance and then doing "/usr/local/etc/rc.d/nagios >> stop" and forgetting that it doen't do anything so I get individual >> notices about all 352 cluster nodes going down. :( > > semantically foo_enable="YES" could permit "stop" action because I don't > see any logical contradiction in stopping a service that is not enabled... > > just my 2 cents :) > > roman Be that as it may, fixing the system to provide feedback to interactive users is a good thing. Scott
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