Openrc and "rc_provide" problem

mamunata · Apprentice Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 169

Hello,

I have problem configuring openrc. I have two network connections - net.eth0 and net.wlan0. net.eth0 is my home internet and wireless wlan0 is on work place. The problem is that if net.wlan0 is started all network dependent services are started as well, but if it is stopped and I want to start apache, sshd or other service that needs network, openrc tries to start net.wlan0 first. I have added two lines in rc.conf, nut didn't help:

mr.sande · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 12:44 pm Post subject:

Do you have rc_depend_strict="NO" in rc.conf?

mamunata · Apprentice Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 169

mr.sande · Posted: Sat Jun 12, 2010 6:36 pm Post subject:

Well, rc_depend_strict="NO" should help solving your problem. With its set to "NO" you only have to start one service that provides net instead of both.

mamunata · Apprentice Joined: 30 Nov 2004 Posts: 169

steveL · Posted: Sat Nov 09, 2013 2:28 am Post subject:

IIRC rc_provide="net" in /etc/rc.conf means every service provides net which is not what you want, so I'd remove that line.

Just leaving it as FYI for anyone else who stumbles across this thread.

Regards,
steveL.

flirek · n00b Joined: 07 Jul 2006 Posts: 8

my solution is to add file /etc/conf.d/net.lo with single line:
rc_provide="net"

that way services may start and stay started no matter if eth or wlan go up/down.