Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2000 09:30:48 +0000 From: Konstantin Chuguev <Konstantin.Chuguev@dante.org.uk> To: Chris Faulhaber <jedgar@fxp.org> Cc: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, Forrest Aldrich <forrie@forrie.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/defaults/rc.conf Message-ID: <3A07CBC8.3A4A9E2D@dante.org.uk> References: <5.0.0.25.2.20001106153332.00b2aad0@216.67.14.69> <20001107010203.A9348@hades.hell.gr> <20001106181838.A50442@peitho.fxp.org>
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Chris Faulhaber wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 01:02:03AM +0200, Giorgos Keramidas wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 06, 2000 at 03:37:01PM -0500, Forrest Aldrich wrote:
> > > It would be useful to have back the program specification variable for
> > > inetd. Currently we have:
> > >
> > > inetd_enable="YES" # Run the network daemon dispatcher (or NO).
> > > inetd_flags="-wW" # Optional flags to inetd
> > >
> > > and the /etc/rc.* files assume the use of the stock inetd. Where some
> > > people choose to use alternative inetd-like programs such as xinetd.
> > [...]
> >
> > Nice idea! And the fix is simple. The included patch will correct it :-)
> >
>
> You forgot the patch(es) to the port(s) this would affect (e.g. xinetd).
> The affected ports would need their ${PREFIX}/etc/rc.d files removed
> (otherwise you would start them twice) along with a message letting the
> installer know how to start it properly.
>
If xinetd has a startup script, why don't you just set inetd_enable="NO" and let
the /usr/local/etc/rc.d/xinetd.sh start normally? You need to edit no /etc/rc.*
files (except for rc.conf.local, obviously).
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