> On Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:15:42 +0200, Federico Di Gregorio wrote: > > Boot-Up Manager is a graphical tool to allow easy configuration > > of init services in user and system runlevels, as far as changing > > Start/Stop services priority. > > Consulting the documentation... > > 1. Activate a de-activated script. > > BUM will create a standard S20<scriptname> symlink in directories > > related to runlevel 2,3,4 and 5 and will remove any > > Kxx<scriptname> symlink in the same directories. Further it > > creates K20<scriptname> in runlevel 0,1 and 6 directories. It > > also checks that the script "executable" and, if needed, will > > change it so that it is. > > > > 2. Deactivate an activated script. > > BUM will remove any Sxx<scriptname> symlink. > > > > Very nice program, but the behavior described here is incorrect. > In order to deactivate the service, bum should install a > Kxx<scriptname> symlink. Testing confirms that bum fails to do > this. > > Without a K symlink in the directory for the current runlevel, > when the service's package is upgraded, the service will be > started in the postinst even though it is configured to be > deactivated. > > This issue has been discussed before and I believe that there is > a good consensus about it now. Bum's current behavior leaves > deactivated services in a floating state and Debian does not > at present correctly support services left in the floating state. > (See #243159.) > > You will need to choose an appropriate sequence number for the > K symlink. I suggest: If there is a K symlink in another > directory then use its sequence number; otherwise use an old K > sequence number stored in database; otherwise use 100 minus > the S sequence number. You may want to look at the source code > of sysv-rc-conf too. Among the runlevel editors currently in > Debian it sucks the least.
I am a fan of vi + file-rc myself, but... anyway, the packager should conflict this package with file-rc or depend on sysv-rc, whatever is better... HTH, Massa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
