David Raeker-Jordan wrote: > Andre Berger wrote: > > * [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2001-04-12 11:49 +0200: > > > Hello, > > > > > > What is the preferred file for hdparm to be activated at boot time? > > > > > > (/etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh ?) > > > > Either there, or in the /etc/init.d/ script that comes with the hwtools > > package. > > > > Andre Berger [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > If you put the hdparm script in an existing /etc/init.d file, won't the > script be lost if and when the existing file is upgraded? Isn't it better to > create a new file for the script, something like /etc/init.d/local_hdparm? > That way, no package will overwrite it.
No package will overwrite an existing /etc/init.d file. It's a Debian "conffile" and will be preserved on upgrades. Try it and see.