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Date:      06 Feb 98 21:26:39 +0100
From:      leifn@image.dk (Leif Neland)
To:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Powering off the system/UPS
Message-ID:  <a7e_9802072149@swimsuit.swimsuit.roskildebc.dk>

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At 06 Feb 98 15:25:53 John Fieber (2:234/49.99) wrote to All  regarding Re:
Powering off the system/UPS in area "freebsd-hacker"

 JF> Maybe I missed it in the thread, but why it is a Good Thing to
 JF> put UPS support in the kernel as opposed to a purely user mode
 JF> daemon that monitors the UPS and does the Right Thing, like
 JF> shutdown(8), when things get to a critical state?

In jumps my hobby-horse: Then make sure /etc/rc.shutdown is executed, as init
does, but reboot doesn't. Unless my pr bin/5451 is implemented.


Leif Neland
leifn@image.dk

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