Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Jason
Does your application startup script require NETWORKING? Just a shot in the dark from a newbie. -jgh On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 02:43:04PM -0700, Peter Steele thus spake: We have an rc.conf file that looks something like this: ifconfig_nfe0=UP ifconfig_nfe1=UP cloned_interfaces=lagg0

Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Mel Flynn
On Monday 27 July 2009 13:43:04 Peter Steele wrote: In a recent reboot test, when ourapp started, it checked to see if an IP was assigned to the system and there was not, causing it to take an unexpected logic path. Our understanding though was that since we had an entry in rc.conf defining

Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Jul 27), Peter Steele said: We have an rc.conf file that looks something like this: [...] In a recent reboot test, when ourapp started, it checked to see if an IP was assigned to the system and there was not, causing it to take an unexpected logic path. Our understanding

Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Jason
this could happen and are wondering how the options in rc.conf are processed. -Original Message- From: Jason [mailto:jhelf...@e-e.com] Sent: Monday, July 27, 2009 2:44 PM To: Peter Steele Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed? Does your

RE: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Peter Steele
rc.conf is just a script that sets a bunch of environment variables for the /etc/rc.d/* scripts to use. The order the variables are set in that file does not matter. If you want your script to run after network interfaces are set up, you'll want to add a REQUIRE: NETWORKING line. See the rc and

RE: What order are options in rc.conf processed?

2009-07-27 Thread Peter Steele
@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed? Does your application startup script require NETWORKING? Just a shot in the dark from a newbie. -jgh On Mon, Jul 27, 2009 at 02:43:04PM -0700, Peter Steele thus spake: We have an rc.conf file that looks something like