Lars Wirzenius <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> pe, 2008-07-18 kello 09:51 -0700, Russ Allbery kirjoitti:
>> Peter Samuelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

>>>      The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be
>>>      supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is
>>>      optional.

>>> Is there any reason not to upgrade "should" to "must"?  What is the
>>> point of an init script that does not support those arguments?

>> /etc/init.d/umountfs is an example.

> That script errors out when called with restart, reload, or
> force-reload. Would it be accepable to change them into no-ops instead?

I think that would be acceptable, but more directly to the point, I think
it's also acceptable for it to do what it does now.  Changing the Policy
to a must would mean that it would be *required* to change them into
no-ops, and I'm not sure that's justified.

-- 
Russ Allbery ([EMAIL PROTECTED])               <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>



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