On Tue, 3 May 2005, Russell Howe wrote:
Lars Köller wrote:That's the weekness of the "old" BSD startup concept. At home I always move the scripts to something like:
400.mysql.sh 600.bacula.sh 700.httpd.sh 800.imapd.sh
This is why most linux distros moved to SysV-style rc.[N] startup scripts.
They take a bit of getting used to(*) but they do solve the problem quiet elegantly and there's no reason the concept can't be used on BSDish systems.
(*) I originally hated them, but they're a lot simpler than they appear and save much hair-pulling when used correctly.
AB
