Re: Init.d script, preventing start of one service

["Sylvain LE GALL" <sylvain.le-gall@polytechnique.org>]

Hello,

On Tue, Nov 11, 2003 at 02:17:03PM -0200, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Sylvain LE GALL wrote:
> > In one of the package i maitain i have a config script which begin by
> > asking if the service attached to this package need to be run. I use a
> > variable ( stored in /etc/default/mldonkey -- LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP="yes" )
> > to determine if i need to run the service or not.
> > 
> > If the variable is set to yes, the init script launch the service,
> > otherwise it does nothing. 
> > 
> > The user ask me if i can use update-rc.d to create/remove symlink
> > depending on the former LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP value.
> > 
> > What is the standard solution for doing this in debian ?
> 
> 1. leave update-rc.d alone. Register the init script and be done with it.
> 2. setup the init script to source /etc/default/mldonkey, and block the
> start (return ok status BTW) if LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP is not true.
> 
> This is not the best solution, but it is the current best-practice.

OK, i take this in note. ( it is the current scheme ).

Thanks 
Kind regard
Sylvain LE GALL