On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 11:39:41AM +0200, Petter Reinholdtsen wrote: > > Question is, if there are more users out there that use file-rc / > > insserv or have disabled/modified avahi-daemon start symlinks (which > > usually only knowledgeable users will do). > > Please keep in mind that insserv was confirmed as a release goal, so > > what should I do? I'm open to better suggestions.
> I do not have any better solutions. The only bad alternative I have > seen used is to remove known symlinks directly in /etc/rcX.d/, and > this do not work with file-rc and insserv. It is done in Ubuntu, > because they have dropped file-rc. It is as I see it, not an option > in Debian. According to http://popcon.debian.org/main/by_inst.gz, 142 people have file-rc installed - vs. 577 users with insserv, and 73598 with sysv-rc. So roughly .2% of popcon reporters use file-rc. I don't think it's anything near a sure bet that less than .2% of users have disabled *some* service by changing symlinks in /etc/rc*.d. So it's not at all true that it's "not an option" in Debian - it just happens to not be the option you prefer. I, OTOH, think it's the better option; I'm not sure why anyone would want to run file-rc in the first place, but I know exactly why someone would want to disable a service by changing symlinks in /etc/rc*.d - because it's the *right* way to do it in the context of sysv-rc. And insserv doesn't even enter the argument here, because insserv is dependency-based and shouldn't need any configuration changes anyway... -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]