Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:48:24 -0800 From: Mel Flynn <mel.flynn+fbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: What order are options in rc.conf processed? Message-ID: <200907271348.24790.mel.flynn%2Bfbsd.questions@mailing.thruhere.net> In-Reply-To: <B8A480488C0C6849826655761349EA431F6EB7@owa.webmail.maxiscale.com> References: <B8A480488C0C6849826655761349EA431F6EB7@owa.webmail.maxiscale.com>
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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 the IP then our app should have started after > that IP was assigned. Is this true or is there potentially a timing > issue here? It is false. See the manpage for rcorder, specifically the BEFORE and REQUIRE keywords. However, there still may be a timing issue, if ourapp requires the interface to be up (not just an IP assigned). -- Mel
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