Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2011 15:17:20 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: d@delphij.net Cc: freebsd-rc@FreeBSD.ORG, Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net>, Eygene Ryabinkin <rea@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Annoying ERROR: 'wlan0' is not a DHCP-enabled interface Message-ID: <4EB71580.20507@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <4EB6693F.2020102@delphij.net> References: <4EB6693F.2020102@delphij.net>
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On 11/06/2011 03:02, Xin LI wrote: > Hi, > > It seems that 226879 have introduced an error indication where if an > interface is up and is not set to DHCP, the devd invoked > /etc/rc.d/dhclient wlan0 call would generate an annoying message. > > I think this message is not necessary at all -- normally > /etc/rc.d/dhclient is used by the system and it's just legitimate that > a network interface comes up and have not assigned as DHCP. > > I'd like to propose the attached change, which turns this message into > debug message but keep the exit intact. > > Comments? What harm is the error message causing? It seems useful to me to know if something is happening in the background that may need the administrator's attention. Doug -- "We could put the whole Internet into a book." "Too practical." Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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