Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread John Pearson
On Tue, Aug 10, 1999 at 03:32:26PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote > > But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is > > upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment > > tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated > > before,

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread Larry 'Daffy' Daffner
> "BS" == Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: BS> But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next BS> time xdm is upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the BS> package managment tools over writing what the system BS> administrator sets has been debated before

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-11 Thread Julian Gilbey
> But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is > upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment > tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated > before, in favor of the system administrator(Recall the /usr/doc/*.gz > issue

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 10 Aug, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote about "Re: rc?.d policy?" > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > > On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Brian Servis wrote: > >> But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is >> upgraded it will be added again. T

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Brian Servis wrote: > But if a user removes the S99xdm link in rc2.d then the next time xdm is > upgraded it will be added again. This issue of the package managment > tools over writing what the system administrator sets has been debated >

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 10 Aug, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote about "Re: rc?.d policy?" > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>No Debian has no policy about runlevels, which is pretty strange if >>you ask me, they rejected a bug aga

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-10 Thread Miquel van Smoorenburg
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Brian Servis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >No Debian has no policy about runlevels, which is pretty strange if >you ask me, they rejected a bug against policy on this issue. Nothing >is stopping you from changing your own system around. But be aware that >whenever yo

Re: rc?.d policy?

1999-08-09 Thread Brian Servis
*- On 9 Aug, Gary L. Hennigan wrote about "rc?.d policy?" > Is there any policy on which run level does what? Just looking at > rc2.d and rc3.d they appear identical. Personally I like level 2 to > boot non-X and level 3 to be exactly the same, but starts an X login > man

rc?.d policy?

1999-08-09 Thread Gary L. Hennigan
Is there any policy on which run level does what? Just looking at rc2.d and rc3.d they appear identical. Personally I like level 2 to boot non-X and level 3 to be exactly the same, but starts an X login manager, e.g., wdm or xdm. Is there any reason I shouldn't update the rc2.d and rc3.d accordingl