"Theodore Y. Ts'o" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My big complaint with the Ssytem V scheme is that using numbers is > simply *stupid*. What does it mean to start a script after S50? I have > no idea, it depends on the distribution. If only the distributions > provide init scripts, you can say sure, use chkconfig(8) (although > that's not standard across all distributions, and doesn't work all that > well in my experience). But if a sysadmin wants to add his/her own init > script, it's not at all obvious where to add it, without having to trace > through all of the various init levels. Trying to figure out what the > heck is going on is not at *all* obvious.
i must say it's only a matter of the tools how to present the information or how to help the sysadmin. > NEED="foo bar" > PROVIDES="baz quux" > at the beginning of the shell script, and then reference the shell > variables later on in the init script. That's a pretty easy way to > solve the problem. in this case i would prefer the system of richard to get everything ordered by init, better of what i'll begin to guess a big shell script file who do the ordering (see: /etc/init.d/functions on a RH based system if you are not conviced). -- MandrakeSoft Inc http://www.chmouel.org --Chmouel
