tags 315144 + sarge tags 315144 + wontfix thanks On Wed, Jun 22, 2005 at 02:22:14PM +0100, Dave Ewart wrote:
> >> ifrename is only run on startup if the hotplug package is also
> >> installed.
> >
> > Well, it should always run... I do see a bug in the init.d script
> > though, it says:
[...]
> Which init.d script? I have no init.d script for ifrename ... (whether
> hotplug installed or not)
My mistake. You are running an older version of ifrename. The one in the
unstable branch (27+28pre8-1) has an init script.
> I note that ifrename 'works' on startup on another server (which has
> hotplug installed), but there is no init.d script. Quite *how* ifrename
> actually works, then, is a mystery to me; but it clearly does. (I have
> changed the contents of /etc/iftab and re-run 'ifrename' there quite a few
> times and the changes are always properly reflected at boot-up.)
>
> Perhaps I'm getting confused....
Apparently the hotplug maintainers added ifrename to the list of
programs that should be run when hardware gets detected. There have been
discussions in the past on when, how and where interfaces should be
renamed. The summary is: in the future hotplug will handle everything,
including renaming interfaces. In the mean time it calls ifrename. For
those people who do not wish to use hotplug, I already added an init
script that does that at boot time. If you are running unstable (etch),
just upgrade to the latest ifrename package. If you are running stable,
then create your own init script or install hotplug. Since this is not a
security problem, this will not be fixed in sarge.
--
Met vriendelijke groet / with kind regards,
Guus Sliepen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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