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Date:      Thu, 24 Jun 1999 09:48:42 +0930
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, billf@FreeBSD.org, des@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   System V init syntax (was: cvs commit: src/sbin/init Makefile init.8 init.c src/sbin/reboot reboot.8 src/sbin/shutdown shutdown.8 shutdown.c)
Message-ID:  <19990624094842.E417@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <19990623172304.A90012@relay.ucb.crimea.ua>; from Ruslan Ermilov on Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 05:23:04PM %2B0300
References:  <199906231025.DAA28793@freefall.freebsd.org> <19990623140249.E07C275@overcee.netplex.com.au> <19990623172304.A90012@relay.ucb.crimea.ua>

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On Wednesday, 23 June 1999 at 17:23:04 +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 23, 1999 at 10:02:49PM +0800, Peter Wemm wrote:
>> Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
>>>   Modified files:        (Branch: RELENG_3)
>>>     sbin/init            Makefile init.8 init.c
>>>     sbin/reboot          reboot.8
>>>     sbin/shutdown        shutdown.8 shutdown.c
>>>   Log:
>>>   MFC:
>>>
>>>   - init(8) will now halt the system if sent USR1 signal,
>>>     or halt and turn the power off (if hardware permits)
>>>     if sent USR2 signal.  System V's command line syntax
>>>     is also available, but turned off by default.
>>
>> You know, I don't think it would hurt to turn it on by default...  I still
>> find myself wanting to run an 'init 0' or 'init 6' every so often. :-)
>>
> Personally I think the same, but when it was first discussed on -hackers,
> at least two committers (billf and des) said me that it should be off by
> default, so I did.
>
> Could we please finally decide whether it should it be made `on' by default?

Do we have clear-cut definitions of the run levels?  If so, it's not
System V compatible :-) But that would be a prerequisite.

Greg
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