On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, Peter Samuelson wrote: > The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be > supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is > optional. > > Is there any reason not to upgrade "should" to "must"? What is the > point of an init script that does not support those arguments?
Some init scripts are used only during boot and thus they only need "start" to work properly (example: /etc/init.d/sudo). But I wouldn't mind to require all the scripts to accept all the options. Cheers, -- Raphaël Hertzog Le best-seller français mis à jour pour Debian Etch : http://www.ouaza.com/livre/admin-debian/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
