From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Jun 15 19:57:19 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from gizmo.internode.com.au (gizmo.internode.com.au [192.83.231.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 761FE15183 for ; Tue, 15 Jun 1999 19:57:15 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from newton@gizmo.internode.com.au) Received: (from newton@localhost) by gizmo.internode.com.au (8.9.3/8.9.3) id MAA10899; Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:27:09 +0930 (CST) (envelope-from newton) From: Mark Newton Message-Id: <199906160257.MAA10899@gizmo.internode.com.au> Subject: Re: [Call for review] init(8): new feature To: adsharma@home.com (Arun Sharma) Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:27:09 +0930 (CST) Cc: newton@internode.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: from "Arun Sharma" at Jun 15, 99 07:54:51 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL25] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Arun Sharma wrote: > Mark Newton writes: > > Arun Sharma wrote: > > > > > While we're on the init topic, is there any strong feeling here about > > > BSD /etc/rc* scripts Vs SysV ? The nice thing about SysV initscripts > > > is the ability to start and stop any service that I like. > > That's fine -- there are lots of ways to start and stop any service you > > like without involving SysV init. > > Like sending a signal to the process providing the service ? The > problem with that approach is, the signal you send and the clean up > you do is non-standard for each service and having a standard > interface: There are lots of ways to start and stop any service you like without relying on sending a signal to a process and without involving SysV init. This topic has been canvassed so many times by so many people that I can only suggest that you run off to the archives and read about it there. - mark ---- Mark Newton Email: newton@internode.com.au (W) Network Engineer Email: newton@atdot.dotat.org (H) Internode Systems Pty Ltd Desk: +61-8-82232999 "Network Man" - Anagram of "Mark Newton" Mobile: +61-416-202-223 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message