You wrote: > When updating ifplugd package, the host's networking is brought down for > a long time, particularly if they are many other packages being > updated/installed/removed simultaneously.
Some background info ... In #219000 I wrote: > The default set of arguments for ifplugd includes "-q". However, > in normal use with hotplug and ifupdown this will make ifplugd > fail to bring down the interface on removal of the device. Oliver Kurth explained there: > The reason I've put -q into the default args was that the network > connection should not be broken on re- or de-install. I replied: > That's true. Hmm. I would suggest that a new "restart-no-downup" > be added to the initscript which would be used by the postinst > instead of "restart". It would stop the daemon using SIGQUIT > instead of the usual SIGTERM, thus preventing the shutdown script > from running. The daemon should then be run with an option > telling it not to run the start script. We are still waiting for the required option to be added to ifplugd. In the meantime, though, ifplugd should be doing the right thing on package upgrade. What is the value of ARGS set in your /etc/default/ifplugd? -- Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
