On Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:19:29 -0500 Patrick Goetz <pgo...@mail.utexas.edu> wrote:
> > > > Subject: Re: Troubleshooting boot problems > > From: Florian Diesch <die...@spamfence.net> > > Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:18:40 +0200 > > > > Any event can be emitted by any program using upstart's DBus API. > > > > IMHO it's not that important to know where a event gets emitted > > (that's an implementation detail) but what it actually > > means. > > > > I'm not sure I agree with this. I understand that an event driven > system isn't linear (see previous discussion thread) but some services > do have linear dependencies; i.e. there are some services which can only > be started after others (yes, I realize this is an event dependency -- > it's still a linear relationship). > > The example I provided should be adequate: most iptables scripts start > by flushing the tables. If I have a custom table I need/want to have, > it's important to me to know if ufw is running before or after my > script, since I don't want my iptables rules to be flushed when the > system is fully booted. The question: does ufw run before or after the > rc2.d scripts? is a question about a linear ordering, and an > administrator should be able to determine this what looking at source > code or jumping through a bunch of hoops. Perhaps a program like > pstree, but for events, would be useful? > > Speculation about how to suspend a service is all well and good > (commenting out the start line seems logical) but there should be an > *official* way to do this to avoid problems down the road. > > What about using the settings in /etc/default/ufw ? -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://counter.li.org/] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
