Bug#663971: $named dependency in init script and pdns

[Stefan Fritsch <sf@sfritsch.de>]

On Saturday 20 October 2012, Kel Modderman wrote:
> > Hi insserv maintainers,
> > 
> > there seems to be a problem with apache2's dependency on $named
> > if pdns is installed but not enabled [1]. This does not seem to
> > be a problem with other name servers.
> > 
> > pdns ships /etc/insserv.conf.d/pdnsd with
> > 
> > 	$named pdnsd
> > 
> > Should this be fixed in pdnsd by adding the "+", like other name
> > service entries in /etc/insserv.conf?
> 
> This. When there are many services that can each independently
> provide a virtual service, it has been customary to make them
> optional by prefixing with '+' as in /etc/insserv.conf

OK, I will reassign to pdnsd.

> Curious though, how has pdns been disabled in your case?

I assumed it has just been disabled in the usual way by renaming the 
links or "update-rc.d disable", etc. Steven, can you clarify this?

Cheers,
Stefan