Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?
Peter Samuelson <peter@p12n.org> writes:
> Package: debian-policy
> Version: 3.8.0.1
> Severity: minor
>
> The `start', `stop', `restart', and `force-reload' options should be
> supported by all scripts in `/etc/init.d', the `reload' option is
> optional.
>
> Is there any reason not to upgrade "should" to "must"? What is the
> point of an init script that does not support those arguments?
/etc/init.d/umountfs is an example.
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Russ Allbery (rra@debian.org) <http://www.eyrie.org/~eagle/>
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