On Sun, 19 Nov 2017 19:32:48 +0000, Dave wrote in message <755e8783-b399-2941-0d2d-40aac6629...@barradas.free-online.co.uk>:
> On 19/11/17 14:10, Jaromil wrote: > > hi all > > > > Can anyone clarify how /etc/rc.local is being removed in Debian 9? > > > > I got this from rumors in bitcoin's core development, since I'm not > > subscribed to Debian lists. The rumor is confirmed by some online > > debates on gitlab and stack overflow. > > > > Can someone point out to the decision process for this? > > > > Following up after the conversation on redis, when we had the > > elected Debian leader chiming in here to defend his position and > > keep deleting init.d scripts, I still believe this is again "even > > worst than I thought" and it is "vandalism". > > > > This will certainly keep playing in favor of our fork since > > no-nonsense people will come this way, but is very painful to see > > Debian's users are being mistreated to this point. > > > > What is happening, and is a pattern, is that parts of Debian that > > work well and are widely used by people are being arbitrarily > > removed. This doesn't make Debian "universal" anymore, while > > betraying once again its mandate of respecting user's freedom. > > Noone can trust Debian if it keeps changing things that work for > > some, just because of imposing a new thing that others like. Well > > beyond and nothwitstanding the qualities of any free and open > > source software, Debian is clearly harming another sort of freedom, > > the sort that was granted in the free space we all knew rc.local > > has always been.. > > > > is there any internal discussion about such governance issues in > > Debian? is there any hope the current leadership will change and > > perhaps repair what this vandalism is breaking? > > > > > > ciao > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Dng mailing list > > Dng@lists.dyne.org > > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng > > I run debian sid on my laptop. I don't know why it has been done but > if I've understood what you need to know, this is how rc.local is now > at the sharp end:- > > /etc/init.d/rc.local ..you have no /etc/rc.local ? > > #! /bin/sh > ### BEGIN INIT INFO > # Provides: rc.local > # Required-Start: $all > # Required-Stop: > # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5 > # Default-Stop: > # Short-Description: Run /etc/rc.local if it exist > ### END INIT INFO > > > PATH=/sbin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/usr/bin > > . /lib/init/vars.sh > . /lib/lsb/init-functions > > do_start() { > if [ -x /etc/rc.local ]; then > [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_begin_msg "Running local > boot scripts (/etc/rc.local)" > /etc/rc.local > ES=$? > [ "$VERBOSE" != no ] && log_end_msg $ES > return $ES > fi > } > > case "$1" in > start) > do_start > ;; > restart|reload|force-reload) > echo "Error: argument '$1' not supported" >&2 > exit 3 > ;; > stop|status) > # No-op > exit 0 > ;; > *) > echo "Usage: $0 start|stop" >&2 > exit 3 > ;; > esac > > +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > /etc/rc.local > > #!/bin/sh -e > # > # rc.local > # > # This script is executed at the end of each multiuser runlevel. > # Make sure that the script will "exit 0" on success or any other > # value on error. > # > # In order to enable or disable this script just change the execution > # bits. > # > # By default this script does nothing. > > exit 0 > > ++++++++++++++++++ > > DaveT ..how old is your /etc/init.d/rc.local? As in: ll /etc/init.d/rc.local &&dpkg -l initscripts |grep ^ii |fmt -tu ..mine are: root@d44:~# ll /etc/init.d/rc.local &&dpkg -l initscripts |grep ^ii |fmt -tu -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 820 May 29 2015 /etc/init.d/rc.local ii initscripts 2.88dsf-59.2+devuan2 amd64 scripts for initializing and shutting down the system root@d44:~# rir:~# ll /etc/init.d/rc.local &&dpkg -l initscripts |grep ^ii |fmt -tu -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 820 Apr 21 2014 /etc/init.d/rc.local ii initscripts 2.88dsf-59 armhf scripts for initializing and shutting down the system rir:~# root@raspberrypi:~# ll /etc/init.d/rc.local &&dpkg -l initscripts |grep ^ii |fmt -tu -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 782 Oct 15 2012 /etc/init.d/rc.local ii initscripts 2.88dsf-41+deb7u1 armhf scripts for initializing and shutting down the system root@raspberrypi:~# ..no /etc/rc.local. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. _______________________________________________ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
