I went into dselect and removed the package file-rc. Now it is in a state: file-rc removed (configs remain); remove (was: remove). Extra
...and everything is back in the /etc directory... all the init.d files are still there and all the rc#/d directories are back, and symbolic links are recreated in their respective run level directory. I don't ever remember touching this package before (file-rc), what is it's story? is it needed? Should I hit reinstall in dselect? --Jay > Did you install the file-rc package? Is /etc/init.d/* still there? > > On Wed, 17 Jun 1998, Jay Barbee wrote: > > > Well the good news is, > > > > My Debian system has been up handling daily routines (and running RC5 > > challenge they whole time <G>) for the past 93 days. They only thing > > that shut it down was a scheduled poweroutage for a weekend repair. > > > > The bad new is, 93 days later, I am poking around and I noticed that all > > the /etc/rc#.d directories are missing. Well now I hope this thing > > stays up forever, because I am not sure it will reboot. > > > > Any idea how this happened? perhaps a debian package upgrade? > > > > More importantly... any idea how I can go though all my installed debian > > packages to make sure everything is in place. So far I see no loss of > > functionality. > > -- > Scott K. Ellis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.gate.net/~storm/ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
