Putting the nfs server in runlevels 3 and higher is something of an industry standard. To be more precise, rl 2 is intended to be for network client applications and rl 3 and higher for network server apps. I think it would be appropriate for Debian to follow suite.
Brian. Sam Ockman wrote: > > Has "Debian" defined any specific meaning to runlevels 2, 3, 4, and 5? > For example RedHat puts everything in 3, everything but NFS stuff in 2, > and starts xdm at run level 5 (as well as starting everything else). Run > level 4 on the other hand is left totally open for the user. > > As far as I can tell, Debian seems to put everything that you install in > 2, 3, 4, and 5, without differentiating between them. It seems like it > would be nice to have distinct meanings for run levels, including one you > get to make yourself, that Debian will never touch, so you don't have to > worry about it being changed when you install new programs. > > --Sam -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .