Subject: Re: bin/10002: `network' rc.d dependency is incomplete
To: Simon Burge <simonb@NetBSD.ORG>
From: Jason R Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 04/28/2000 07:49:32
On Fri, Apr 28, 2000 at 09:40:46PM +1000, Simon Burge wrote:
> > >Fix:
> > I fixed this by making the current `network' node provide
> > `network_basics'. The dhclient script in turn requires
> > `network_basics' and provides `network'. This solves the
> > network-isn't-quite-up problem.
>
> It would make more sense to me to have a NETWORK dummy dependancy ala
> DAEMON that requires "network" and "dhclient"...
Why? dhclient is an integral part of bringing up the network.
Actually, the invoking of dhclient itself should be in the `network'
script, if you ask me, so that:
/etc/rc.d/network start
actually works.
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-- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>