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Date:      Sat, 7 Jun 2003 11:04:53 -0700
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To:        Mike Makonnen <mtm@identd.net>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: rcNG & automonter(amd)
Message-ID:  <20030607180453.GE70196@dragon.nuxi.com>
In-Reply-To: <20030607130447.ODNG12592.out001.verizon.net@kokeb.ambesa.net>
References:  <E19Od7n-000FoH-00@cs.huji.ac.il> <20030607130447.ODNG12592.out001.verizon.net@kokeb.ambesa.net>

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On Sat, Jun 07, 2003 at 09:04:46AM -0400, Mike Makonnen wrote:
> On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 15:48:47 +0300
> Danny Braniss <danny@cs.huji.ac.il> wrote:
> 
> <context>
>   I have a problem with /etc/rc.d/amd, because of the line
> 
> 	command_args="&"
> 
> [amd] gets run in the background, ldconfig failes to cache libraries
> in /usr/local/lib (which is automounted :-)
> 
> </context>
> 
> > 
> > my point is that amd should not be backgrounded by default, it does so anyway
> > once it managed to register with the portmapper and some other initialization
> 
> You might want to get David's (CCed) input then:
> 
> description:
> ----------------------------
> revision 1.127
> date: 2002/03/12 01:04:35;  author: obrien;  state: Exp;  lines: +3 -3
> Background the startup of `Amd', it often blocks on startup.
> =============================================================================

Amd is poorly designed the way it blocks and is overly sensative to one's
network setup.  Your's is the first trouble I've heard of with back
grounding its invocation, and several were happy with it.  I don't know
what to say.  remove rev 1.127 if you like.



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