Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread Julian Gilbey
But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated before, in favor of the system administrator(Recall the /usr/doc/*.gz issue

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread Larry 'Daffy' Daffner
BS == Brian Servis [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: BS But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next BS time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the BS package managment tools over writing what the system BS administrator sets has been debated before, in favor

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread John Pearson
On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 03:32:26PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated before, in

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Servis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No Debian has no policy about runlevels, which is pretty strange if you ask me, they rejected a bug against policy on this issue. Nothing is stopping you from changing your own system around. But be aware that whenever you

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 10 Aug, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote about Re: rc?.d policy? In article [EMAIL PROTECTED], Brian Servis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: No Debian has no policy about runlevels, which is pretty strange if you ask me, they rejected a bug against policy on this issue. Nothing is stopping you from

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Brian Servis wrote: But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 10 Aug, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote about Re: rc?.d policy? -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Brian Servis wrote: But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment tools

rc?.d policy?

1999-08-09 Thread Gary L. Hennigan
Is there any policy on which run level does what? Just looking at rc2.d and rc3.d they appear identical. Personally I like level 2 to boot non-X and level 3 to be exactly the same, but starts an X login manager, e.g., wdm or xdm. Is there any reason I shouldn't update the rc2.d and rc3.d

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-09 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 9 Aug, Gary L. Hennigan wrote about rc?.d policy? Is there any policy on which run level does what? Just looking at rc2.d and rc3.d they appear identical. Personally I like level 2 to boot non-X and level 3 to be exactly the same, but starts an X login manager, e.g., wdm or xdm