Re: Help! Boot script doesn't run
Package: file-rc
Version: 0.4.1
Severity: critical
On Wed, 15 Oct 1997, Miquel van Smoorenburg wrote:
> According to Victor Torrico:
> > I was able to cause the problem to recur.
> >
> > After reinstalling sysvint 2.72 everything was normal.
> >
> > Then I purged file-rc and all was still normal.
> >
> > Then I reinstalled file-rc and the problem started. The local file systems
> > never got mounted writable. This repeats at each reboot. I can't purge
> > file-rc now because the file system is readonly.
>
> I'd like to be sure if this is really caused by using file-rc. I think
> I'll just have to risk my own system and try it here.. If it is indeed
> the case, there needs to be a 2.72-3 that Conflicts: file-rc (<= x.xx)
Yep, it's a bug in file-rc... from its postinst:
-- file-rc's postinst --
...
rm -rf /etc/rc?.d
...
cp /usr/lib/file-rc/rc /etc/init.d/rc
-- file-rc's postinst --
It replaces `/etc/init.d/rc' with something that does not use
/etc/rc[0-9].d/, and removes those dirs.
But later versions of sysvinit have /etc/rcS.d which should
*NOT* be removed. I think file-rc should do `rm -rf /etc/rc[0-9].d',
or even don't remove that dirs at all. It should definitely *not*
remove those dirs before /etc/init.d/rc is created.
--
Juan Cespedes
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