Re: setting runlevel to single-user

[Lars Hansson <lars_(_at_)_unet_(_dot_)_net_(_dot_)_ph>]

L. V. Lammert wrote:
> Forget runlevels for a second, .. the BIG advantage of SRV4 startup are 
> the init scripts. All the daemon management scripts are in ONE place 
> (/etc/init), and the syntax to use then is standard - /etc/init/<daemon 
> name> <start or stop>.

That's a nice theory ;)

> All options are in one, known, place, easily 
> modified if needed. No need to paw through a lengthy rc.local (or other) 
> looking for track marks from the previous 'hacker' or adding lines shown 
> (or more often than not) at the end of an install script.

You mean all options are scattered through different parts of /etc
and /etc/init(.d) is symlink hell? ;)

> Agreed. It's a shame, however, that we can't have the best part, init 
> scripts - that would greatly simplify a lot of package/port/source 
> installations.

I much prefer the damontools/runit way of doing things wich is superior
to init scripts in every way.

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Lars Hansson