Public bug reported:
If (as per bug #880240) you are intent on changing a *long-standing* function
to do something other than what it used to do, you should either 1: remove the
command *entirely* and replace it with some other command alias (so that there
is no confusion between releases of which version of a command will behave
which way), or 2: have "halt" *require* a switch so that there is *NO* default
action. The user will then have to *explicitly* instruct the system which
behavior they want the command to do. That way if you are working on systems
at a variety of release levels, there can be no conusion on which way any
particular system will behave.
Changing a commnd's behavior on a whim (whether that change is correct or not)
is never good when it makes a major change in the outcome of the command,
considering someone may have to manage a wide range of systems, each with their
own interpretation of how the command works.
** Affects: upstart (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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Title:
"halt" command should not have a default action
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