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Date:      Fri, 16 Dec 2005 13:04:53 +0100
From:      Helge Preuss <helge.preuss@gmx.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Order of rc file execution
Message-ID:  <43A2AD65.9080607@gmx.net>

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Hello,

I use a GBDE-encrypted /var partition which i attach and mount during 
boot in rc.local. Now this has worked flawlessly until my last 
portmanager -u run, after which the following happens during the boot 
sequence:

- /etc/rc.d/ldconfig writes /var/run/ld.so.hints and 
/var/run/ld-elf.so.hints
- /etc/rc.d/local attaches and mounts my encrypted /var partition
- every subsequent program fails to start up because it cannot find any 
dynamic library it needs due to the hidden /var/run/ld*.so.hints

As an ugly workaround i copied the ld*.so.hints to the encrypted 
/var/run, but obviously it is better to run /etc/rc.d/local before 
/etc/rc.d/ldconfig. I understand I can achieve this by changing the line

    # BEFORE:  LOGIN

in local to

    # BEFORE:  ldconfig

and change the REQUIRE line too to avoid a circular dependency.

I'd just like to ask the list whether there is a way which does not 
require changing system-supplied scripts. I'd prefer making my edits in 
a centralized way (for instance, editing something like /etc/rc.local) 
instead of something under rc.d.

Thanks

Helge

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Helge Preuss
Freelance Software Developer
+49 177 2262 484
helge.preuss@gmx.net




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