You ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > I am still having problems with init. My computer is up to date with > unstable. sysvinit was one of the many things that got upgraded in a > flurry last week. Now, programs that don't put themselves in the > background get killed before the gettys are started. For example, the > software watchdog and slattach. I have tried putting these in > /etc/init.d/ (in an appropriate format) and in /etc/rc.boot/. In both > cases they get killed. For watchdog, I am using the unmodified script > from the distribution, and it still doesn't work. I have tried using > nohup, but this does not help. Does anyone have any suggestions. If > not, I will have to downgrade sysvinit.
Yep, this is a bug. I released a new version, then went on vacation. Just like Linus always does :) Actually the bug is in the software watchdog and slattach programs, and shows up because of a change of behaviour in init. I'll see if I can make a workaround in init. Mike. -- Miquel van | Cistron Internet Services -- Alphen aan den Rijn. Smoorenburg, | mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cistron.nl/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Our vision is to speed up time, eventually eliminating it. -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]