[sysvinit-devel] [DIFF]: Proposal for remove the options -f, -F of shutdown

2014-03-27 Thread Matias A. Fonzo
Hi there, According to the manpage of shutdown(8) a brief description says about the options -f, -F: The -f flag means `reboot fast'. This only creates an advisory file /fastboot which can be tested by the system when it comes up again. The boot rc file can test if this file is prese

Re: [sysvinit-devel] [DIFF]: Proposal for remove the options -f, -F of shutdown

2014-03-27 Thread Petter Reinholdtsen
[Matias A. Fonzo] > Hi there, Hi. > IMHO, this seems unsafe and unnecessary. Well, it allow a sysadmin to trigger a fsck at boot without having to change some boot loader setup, and in a way that make sure it only last for one boot. Thus, I believe it fill a real need and is not unnecessary. Th

Re: [sysvinit-devel] [DIFF]: Proposal for remove the options -f, -F of shutdown

2014-03-27 Thread Matias A. Fonzo
On 2014-03-27 19:39, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: [Matias A. Fonzo] Hi there, Hi. IMHO, this seems unsafe and unnecessary. Well, it allow a sysadmin to trigger a fsck at boot without having to change some boot loader setup, and in a way that make sure it only last for one boot. I see. Than