On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 09:23:47PM +0200, Bastian Kleineidam wrote: > Steve Langasek schrieb: > > On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 08:39:10PM +0200, Bastian Kleineidam wrote: > >> What should be done then in prerm when the stop command fails?
> > Why is the stop command failing? > It fails when the daemon is not running. Perhaps it should not do so. Indeed it should not; I just pointed out the policy section that this violates. > However, the stop command can still possibly fail. The question is what > should be done in prerm if it fails? I think ignoring the error is the > right decision then, by adding "|| true". I think ignoring errors is almost always the wrong thing to do. Ignoring a failure to stop the daemon may be a security hole, if an uninstalled daemon is left running without the knowledge of the admin. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
