athom...@athompso.net (Adam Thompson), 2014.10.24 (Fri) 11:19 (CEST): > 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.
and now there's rcctl(8), so there is almost no reason to touch rc.conc.local(8) manually anymore. But be warned (it's biting me a bit): using ``rcctl disable xxxxxx'' doesn't just remove xxxxxx from pkg_scripts, it removes the xxxxxx_flags as well. In case you had carefully crafted command line parameters there, the simple ``rcctl disable'' command might make you unhappy. (rcctl disable is not reversed by rcctl enable, that is.) Question: why does "rcctl disable xxxxxx" not just remove xxxxxx from pkg_scripts? (But also removes xxxxxx_flags.) Removing the xxxxxx_flags could be done via ``rcctl disable xxxxxx flags ""'' if really wanted, no? And while I'm in asking mode: the rcctl(8) ``default'' command cannot have values for non-base services/daemons, right? Bye + TIA, Marcus > 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. > !DSPAM:544a19e1213124755513058!
