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Re: better /etc/init.d/network



> On Mon, May 17, 1999 at 05:22:37PM -0400, shaleh@clifford.livenet.net wrote:
> > I looked at the code (have not run it yet).
> > 
> > Nice.  Well documented, clean.  The design seems sound.  An up/down
> > section is also handy.
> [..]
> 
> IMNSHO, any replacement for /etc/init.d/network must be able to allow
> config files which "do stuff" on start or stop of the service...  Meaning
> I should be able to give it something that will be run before or after
> the initial ifconfig-and-route-type stuff has been done.  At least after
> for sure.  It's gotta be able to handle things like DHCP configuration
> too.

With my net script you can do that. Put your extra commands in the net_up()
and net_down() functions of each config file and they will be executed
automatically by the net command.

Maybe we could handle also before_net_up() and after_net_down() functions.
If someone needs them I will think about adding these functionalities.

-- 
Massimo Dal Zotto

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