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>    1. Re: What is an init system? (Steve Litt)
>    2. Re: What is an init system? (Hector Gonzalez Jaime)
>    3. Re: What is an init system? (Didier Kryn)
>    4. Re: What is an init system? (Ralph Ronnquist)
>    5. Re: What is an init system? (sawbona@???)

> #! /bin/sh
> # kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and
> sourcing.
> if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
>      set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
> fi
> ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> # Provides:          someprogram
> # Required-Start:    $network
> # Required-Stop:     $network
> # Should-Start:
> # X-Start-Before:
> # Default-Start:     S
> # Default-Stop:
> # Short-Description: Start someprogram
> # Description:  Start someprogram as a service
> ### END INIT INFO
> #

> do_start_cmd() {
>          STATUS=0
>          /bin/su $USER -c "nohup $DAEMON &" || STATUS=$?
>          return $STATUS
> }

> > #! /bin/sh
> > # kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and
> > sourcing.
> > if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
> >     set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
> > fi
> > ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> > # Provides:          someprogram
> > # Required-Start:    $network
> > # Required-Stop:     $network
> > # Should-Start:
> > # X-Start-Before:
> > # Default-Start:     S
> > # Default-Stop:
> > # Short-Description: Start someprogram
> > # Description:  Start someprogram as a service
> > ### END INIT INFO
> > #

> > do_start_cmd() {
> >         STATUS=0
> >         /bin/su $USER -c "nohup $DAEMON &" || STATUS=$?
> >         return $STATUS
> > }

>      Well, all this seems to defeat the concept of dependency of servers
> wrt each other. It just start everything in parallel.

>      But actually it just should be all like this. Servers should be
> smart enough to detect if their running conditions are fulfilled and
> wait until they are. And report a reason when they're not ready.

>      Conditions may change, like the network is temporarily broken, but
> , in the current model, the OS assumes ssh is still ready, while it is
> not. Or what does it mean?

> --     Didier

> > > #! /bin/sh
> > > # kFreeBSD do not accept scripts as interpreters, using #!/bin/sh and
> > > sourcing.
> > > if [ true != "$INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED" ] ; then
> > >     set "$0" "$@"; INIT_D_SCRIPT_SOURCED=true . /lib/init/init-d-script
> > > fi
> > > ### BEGIN INIT INFO
> > > # Provides:          someprogram
> > > # Required-Start:    $network
> > > # Required-Stop:     $network
> > > # Should-Start:
> > > # X-Start-Before:
> > > # Default-Start:     S
> > > # Default-Stop:
> > > # Short-Description: Start someprogram
> > > # Description:  Start someprogram as a service
> > > ### END INIT INFO
> > > #

> > > do_start_cmd() {
> > >         STATUS=0
> > >         /bin/su $USER -c "nohup $DAEMON &" || STATUS=$?
> > >         return $STATUS
> > > }

> >     Well, all this seems to defeat the concept of dependency of servers
> wrt
> > each other. It just start everything in parallel.

> >     But actually it just should be all like this. Servers should be smart
> > enough to detect if their running conditions are fulfilled and wait until
> > they are. And report a reason when they're not ready.

> >     Conditions may change, like the network is temporarily broken, but ,
> in
> > the current model, the OS assumes ssh is still ready, while it is not. Or
> > what does it mean?

> > --     Didier