Re: updating of /etc/rc?.d

[Will Lowe <harpo@thebackrow.net>]

> if you leave at least one symlink in at least one runlevel, even if
> its a K link in runlevel 0 or 6 update-rc.d will refuse to add any new
> links.  policy requires the use of update-rc.d so packages can't add
> any links so long as you leave at least one.  if you find a package
> that does otherwise thats a bug.

I've thought for a while that perhaps update-rc.d should have a
--persistant option that would do the same thing as "remove" AND add a K
symlink in /etc/rc9.d/ -- a valid but unused runlevel -- so that users
could permanently disable things in one swift commandline.