[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: reboot stuff doesn't start



On Tuesday 28 May 2019 01:32:31 pm Reco wrote:

> On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 01:23:45PM -0400, Gene Heskett wrote:
> > > End users can remove that '-e' flag if they believe it's
> > > problematic. rc.local is a simple shell script, open to all kinds
> > > of abuse including this one.
> >
> > I assume the -e is a bash option?
>
> Any POSIX-compliant shell knows about '-e', bash included.
> Your own rc.local has this shebang: #!/bin/sh -e
>
> > I just rescanned the man page without
> > find a reference other than a test for file -e=exists filename.
>
> dash(1) references it. bash(1) lists '-e' as an option to "set"
> command.
>
> > It is in the shebang line, so what does that do when its in that
> > position.
>
> Quoting bash(1):
>
>   -e  Exit  immediately if a pipeline (which may consist of a single
> simple command), a list, or a compound command (see SHELL GRAMMAR
> above), exits with a non-zero status.
>
> Reco
How about a daemon that never exits, but does report its pid on the next 
line when launched with a trailing &

I'm also seeing several can't connect to d-bus messages, only ID'd by the 
pid.  That means whatever its pid is, isn't working.

Cheers, Gene Heskett
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
 soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author)
Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>


Reply to: