Re: sanity check in init.d
> When I run it, it doesn't give me an error message. If I run it with
> VERBOSE, then it does. Hmm, no. Think about commands like rm or
> cp. Would such thing make sense to them?
>
Ever experimented w/ a "real" daemon before? httpd, sendmail, etc. start and
exit, w/o giving any notice. You must look in their logs. This is "expected"
daemon behavior because a daemon does not keep its attachment to a console to
echo any warnings.
Many people complain about how noisy Linux is at boot time. Adding messages
that are easily missed unless you are specifically watching the boot process
seems over zealous and wasteful. dmesg does not keep them, nor do any logs.
If you personally want to implement this I would recommend a VERBOSE setting
somewhere. If it is on, you get more noise, off is status quo.
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