Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must? (Re: ditto)

2012-04-18 Thread Jonathan Nieder
Hi, Josip Rodin wrote: I also think this should might as well be changed into a must these days, because the ambiguity is allowing corner cases - I recently heard that mcollective doesn't support a restart action, rather it does stop then start when you tell it to restart something. Arguably

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2009-09-14 Thread Henrique de Moraes Holschuh
On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote: Looking at the bug report, it seems like we agree that the current policy is correct, and the should should not be changed to a must? In that case, can we just close this report? Alternatively, the proposal should be clarified to mention

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2009-09-11 Thread Manoj Srivastava
Hi, Looking at the bug report, it seems like we agree that the current policy is correct, and the should should not be changed to a must? In that case, can we just close this report? If not, can some reason be provided why policy should be changed? manoj -- Adults

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2008-07-18 Thread Peter Samuelson
Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: minor The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is optional. Is there any reason not to upgrade should to must? What is the point of an init

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2008-07-18 Thread Raphael Hertzog
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008, Peter Samuelson wrote: The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is optional. Is there any reason not to upgrade should to must? What is the point of an init script

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2008-07-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Peter Samuelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: minor The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is optional. Is there any reason not to

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2008-07-18 Thread Lars Wirzenius
pe, 2008-07-18 kello 09:51 -0700, Russ Allbery kirjoitti: Peter Samuelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Package: debian-policy Version: 3.8.0.1 Severity: minor The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the

Bug#491318: init scripts should support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not must?

2008-07-18 Thread Russ Allbery
Lars Wirzenius [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: pe, 2008-07-18 kello 09:51 -0700, Russ Allbery kirjoitti: Peter Samuelson [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is