Re: Bug#491318: init scripts "should" support start/stop/restart/force-reload - why not "must"?
On Mon, Sep 14 2009, Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> On Fri, 11 Sep 2009, Manoj Srivastava wrote:
>> Looking at the bug report, it seems like we agree that the
>> current policy is correct, and the should should not be changed to a
>> must? In that case, can we just close this report?
>
> Alternatively, the proposal should be clarified to mention that it is
> optional for system startup scripts (runlevel S), but mandatory for everyone
> else.
>
> Daemon and regular service initscripts really ought to implement all
> actions, and do so *sensibly*.
Would you care to suggest wording to the effect?
manoj
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