On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 08:39:10PM +0200, Bastian Kleineidam wrote: > Steve Langasek schrieb: > > On Tue, Aug 29, 2006 at 07:54:32PM +0200, Bastian Kleineidam wrote:
> >> The "|| true" after the stop command must be added regardless of the > >> usage of invoke-rc.d. > > Why? That's not the customary usage at all. > What should be done then in prerm when the stop command fails? Why is the stop command failing? The `init.d' scripts should ensure that they will behave sensibly if invoked with `start' when the service is already running, or with `stop' when it isn't, and that they don't kill unfortunately-named user processes. The best way to achieve this is usually to use `start-stop-daemon'. Policy 9.3.2. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]