On 01/11/10 11:58, Jens Deppe wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to understand how AI debug mode is able to be set within the
> auto-installer SMF service script.
>
> Looking at the code, I see it's triggered by the env variable
> AI_DEBUG_MODE. This variable is referenced in auto-installer, but I
> don't see it being set there.
>
> I do see it getting set in manifest-locator, however, which is the
> service which runs before auto-installer.
>
> Possibly my lack of understanding of SMF is the problem, but how does
> that variable get propagated between the two services. I wouldn't think
> that the scope of environment variables could cross between SMF services.
>
> Is there a bug here or just lack of knowledge? Thanks for any insight.

Quite possibly a new bug.  The manifest-locator service was just newly
introduced in build 130, so its possibly a regression.  Have you tried to
do a network-based AI boot with debug turned on in build 130 yet?


-ethan

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