>Jeremy Higgs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>so... there were no errors, but there still are some files missing.
>>
>>there is a file (from the RPM version) that is supposed to be
>>installed into /etc/init.d/. How do I do that?
>
>Please read the man page for dh_installinit, which you're already using
>- the file it installs needs to go in debian/init.d or one of a few
>other places.
>
>>there's also a etc/firewall.conf file that is GENERATED after the
>>install (otherwise it will not find any of the modules in
>>/etc/firewall-modules/). this is done by typing /etc/rc.firewall
>>--update-config (rc.firewall is supposed to go in
>>/etc/rc.d/rc.firewall, but debian doesn't have an rc.d dir, so I put
>>it in /etc, unless there is a better place?)
>
>That sounds like a bad idea. See chapter 3.3 of the Debian Policy Manual
>for the policy on initialization scripts, assuming rc.firewall is one
>such. If it isn't, then you should probably put it in /usr/sbin.
>
>If you're not sure about where a file should go, the policy manual is
>the first place you should look. For most things relating to the
>location of files, it redirects you to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
>(policy 3.1).
rc.firewall is simply a bash script that pulls variables from the
/etc/firewall.conf file and ipchains commands from the modules in
/etc/firewall-modules/
I'll have a look at the policy manual, though...
>
>>there is also an S11firewall file in the tarball, which I would like
>>to include. How do I ensure it is installed into /etc/rc2.3 ,
> >/etc/rc3.d and /etc/rc.4d (any others?)?
>
>Oh, S11firewall is actually something that calls rc.firewall?
S11firewall doesn't HAVE to be run, but is included in the tarball in
case you wish to start the firewall on boot.
>Anyway,
>again, read the docs for dh_installinit, and then probably the man page
>for update-rc.d. The former should install the file for you if it's put
>in the right place, and the latter should be called in your package
>maintainer scripts to set up /etc/rc*.d links correctly. dh_installinit
>will put appropriate code fragments in these scripts for you, though you
>may have to poke it a bit to get update-rc.d to do exactly what you
>want.
>
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>
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