Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-26 Thread Ian Zimmerman
Karsten> S is single user. Same as '1'. itz> This is not quite right. itz> itz> S is the real single-user level. 1 OTOH is used just as a itz> way-station Ethan> not quite, S is for script that need to be run once per boot. Ethan> its run on boot regardless of what runlevel will be entered. E

Kinda Off Topic, Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread Curtis Hogg
In the init.d/networking script, for the rp_filter init section... is there a way to make it only set up filtering for certian ipv4 devices? I'm running FreeS/WAN IPsec and it doesn't work if rp_filter is set to 1 for ipsec0 (which it seems to get set to by default)... or can someone point me to a

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread Ethan Benson
On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 10:18:53AM -0800, Ian Zimmerman wrote: > > Karsten> S is single user. Same as '1'. > > This is not quite right. > > S is the real single-user level. 1 OTOH is used just as a way-station not quite, S is for script that need to be run once per boot. its run on boot rega

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread Ian Zimmerman
Karsten> S is single user. Same as '1'. This is not quite right. S is the real single-user level. 1 OTOH is used just as a way-station from multiuser to kill all the multiuser services before entering S with clean slate. If you say "init S" in multiuser you will end up with a root password pr

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread Jonathan D. Proulx
On Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 10:59:01PM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote: :The system boots through single user on its way to the default runlevel, :I think (and may be wrong at this). Quite right, Debian relies on this more than other systems I've managed. "mountall.sh" amd "ifupdown" for example a

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread Steve R. Hastings
This is explained on the following web page: http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch10.html#s-sysvinit I am new to Debian, but as I understand it, Debian is working to reduce the number of scripts that you have to edit. The scripts reference configuration files (in /etc). You don't edit the

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-23 Thread kmself
on Mon, Jan 22, 2001 at 09:04:19PM -0500, MaD dUCK ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > hey, > i am new to debian - done redhat and suse and am now finally with what > truly seems to be the best distro. honestly, it was a pleasure to > install debian and using it is fabulous too for i *hate* that > redhat/

Re: debian init.d scripts

2001-01-22 Thread Curtis Hogg
rc.S is for system-required scripts iirc... networking is started up there instead of at the rc.[123456] level, so it ensures you have network connnectivity in all runlevel modes... well except for singleuser of course. course i'm probably wrong about that. 's been some time since i mucked with my

debian init.d scripts

2001-01-22 Thread MaD dUCK
hey, i am new to debian - done redhat and suse and am now finally with what truly seems to be the best distro. honestly, it was a pleasure to install debian and using it is fabulous too for i *hate* that redhat/suse automatic config crap. anyway, been looking around through /etc/init.d and i actua