Package: netbase
Version: 4.34
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hello,
Due to the thread starting at [1] I looked at /etc/init.d/networking and
noticed that 'restart' and 'force-reload' are doing the same thing.
Maybe it would make sense for 'force-reload' to actually use '--force'
to ifup/ifdown? The attached patch does just that.
[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2009/06/msg00608.html
Regards,
Andrei
-- System Information:
Debian Release: squeeze/sid
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (1,
'experimental')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.29-2-amd64 (SMP w/2 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=ro_RO.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=ro_RO.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages netbase depends on:
ii lsb-base 3.2-22 Linux Standard Base 3.2 init scrip
Versions of packages netbase recommends:
ii ifupdown 0.6.8+nmu1 high level tools to configure netw
netbase suggests no packages.
-- no debconf information
--- debian/netbase.init.old 2008-07-26 02:02:15.000000000 +0300
+++ debian/netbase.init 2009-06-09 12:30:20.000000000 +0300
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
fi
;;
-force-reload|restart)
+restart)
process_options
log_action_begin_msg "Reconfiguring network interfaces"
@@ -75,6 +75,18 @@
fi
;;
+force-reload)
+ process_options
+
+ log_action_begin_msg "Reconfiguring network interfaces"
+ ifdown -a --force --exclude=lo || true
+ if ifup -a --force --exclude=lo; then
+ log_action_end_msg $?
+ else
+ log_action_end_msg $?
+ fi
+ ;;
+
*)
echo "Usage: /etc/init.d/networking {start|stop|restart|force-reload}"
exit 1
