On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 03:43:10PM +0200, Patrice Fortier wrote: > I had updates for ssh, portmap and nfs-common last week, and > each update restarted its service even if I had disabled them > (update-rc.d -f xxx remove). As a sidenote, I find this _very_ > irritating... I'd like this policy enforced for these scripts > http://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#s10.7.3 This is really a FAQ item, you should not remove all of the items, just the start links so the status is preserved on upgrades. for more info: http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/securing-debian-howto/ch3.en.html#s-disableserv > (1) When updating, you're asked if you want the ssh service > started. Whatever the answer, it will be started anyway. This is > a known ssh package bug and it won't be fixed (so I suggest not > asking the question :)). Which bug # is this? > (2) portmap is also started in /etc/rcS.d/S41 to mount network > partitions in /etc/rcS.d/S45mountnfs.sh. I complained about that > but I was explained that it was for people with nfs /usr system. > Maybe we (you :)) could ckeck this case at install time (or > first boot) to avoid this second Sxxportmap (it's also started > in /etc/rc2.d/S18portmap) during boot single. That could be a opened as a bug too. IMHO. > Do you want me to fill bug reports, and for which...packages (as > the update problem with /etc/rc?.d/ scripts seems to be general)? The problem in the rc?.d scripts is not really a problem. It's more like a feature. Regards Javier
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