On 14-10-24 03:57 AM, Craig R. Skinner wrote:
On 2014-10-24 Fri 15:29 PM |, Worik Stanton wrote:
I installed postgresql (with pkg_add) and it did not change this, I had
to change /etc/rc.local by hand. Is there some reason why postgresql
should not be started after a reboot? Have I completely got the wrong
end of the stick?
You're very close.
$ man rc.conf:
Adding to Craig's comments, no, OpenBSD packages generally do NOT modify
/etc/rc.conf.local for you.
Until very recently, /etc.rc.conf.local was executed as a shell script,
so arbitrarily modifying things in a (possibly completely custom) shell
script would be a Very Bad Thing.
Recent changes mean that /etc/rc.conf.local is now parsed instead of
being executed; the format & syntax are now much more constrained, and
AFAIK it would be possible for packages to now automatically make
changes in a safe(r) way.
However, I still don't expect to see that happen - it just doesn't feel
like the OpenBSD way.
If you want to run a process, you should have to perform some manual
step to cause it to run. Processes that unexpectedly spring into
existence at the next reboot are also considered (at least by me) a Bad
Thing.
--
-Adam Thompson
athom...@athompso.net
