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Subject: RE: import NetBSD rc system 
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Dear All,

> 
> To do some of the hierarchal start/stop at runtime stuff, you 
> really need
> a stateful rc system that stores its start/stop state in 
> /var/run/rc.d or
> the like.  In this way, the system could track various 
> activities and know
> which dependencies were already started.
>
How about /var/run/{$deamon}.pid?

     Kees Jan

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