Bug#99954: general: the shutdown process should not freeze when a /etc/init.d script freeze

[Junichi Uekawa <dancer@netfort.gr.jp>]

Martin Quinson <Martin.Quinson@ens-lyon.fr> immo vero scripsit

> So, here is my request: Debian should be able to timeout the scripts in /etc/init.d in some way
> I think it should be made in init (and so, the bug should be reassigned to it), but I'm not
> sure.

I think the main problem here is that the login process is after 
everything else. 

Anything that is not required by the login process should run after
login started, IMO.

If something essential for login is broken, one will have to start
with an alternate init.

regards,
	junichi


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