Russ Allbery wrote: > This probably should already be a Policy violation, saying that they > should use invoke-rc.d instead. Is there any drawback to them using > invoke-rc.d?
Yes, I think there is a drawback. Forgetting about upstart and systemd for the moment, if I use "/etc/init.d/<service> start" or "service <service> start" directly, I get a guarantee that the service has been started. If I use "invoke-rc.d <service> start", then the policy hook can intercept my request and cause the daemon not to be started but report success. I'm not sure what the right thing to do in that case is. Another downside is that invoke-rc.d is Debian-specific. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-policy-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120316204603.GE29429@burratino
