On 16-Nov-00, 20:30 (CST), Anthony Towns <[email protected]> wrote: > For example, /etc/init.d/chrony has an "e)" instead of a "*)" > as its error case, which means it'll quietly exit successfully. > /etc/init.d/nviboot does likewise, but through omission rather than > accident.
re: nviboot: you're right, I'll fix that. > /etc/init.d/cron and /etc/init.d/setserial treat unknown arguments the > same as start. Error output goes variously to stdout and stderr. Re: cron: Huh? On what system? speedy:~$ /etc/init.d/cron sadf Usage: /etc/init.d/cron start|stop (yeah, the usage message is out of date, and needs to be fixed, but it's certainly not the same as "start".) Steve -- Steve Greenland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
