Re: Init.d script, preventing start of one service
On Tue, 11 Nov 2003, Sylvain LE GALL wrote:
> In one of the package i maitain i have a config script which begin by
> asking if the service attached to this package need to be run. I use a
> variable ( stored in /etc/default/mldonkey -- LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP="yes" )
> to determine if i need to run the service or not.
>
> If the variable is set to yes, the init script launch the service,
> otherwise it does nothing.
>
> The user ask me if i can use update-rc.d to create/remove symlink
> depending on the former LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP value.
>
> What is the standard solution for doing this in debian ?
1. leave update-rc.d alone. Register the init script and be done with it.
2. setup the init script to source /etc/default/mldonkey, and block the
start (return ok status BTW) if LAUNCH_AT_STARTUP is not true.
This is not the best solution, but it is the current best-practice.
> ps : i know ssh use a file to launch or not sshd, is it a good solution
> ?
No.
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