rc-update and priority

pshinpaugh · n00b Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Vriginia

I have an LDAPv3 server which I am using to authenticate users as well as automount directories. The problem I am having is that autofs starts before slapd when the machine is booted and is therefore unable to mount the correct directories. Restarting autofs corrects the issue. Is there a way to specifiy that a particular service be started before another? I can write a simple hack, but I prefer not to since my hack could/would be overwritten during emerge of fresh ebuilds.

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I have looked farther into /var/lib/init.d/deptree but it gets overwritten at boot time. I have also looked through various scripts but have yet to find how gentoo determines the dependencies or ordering of services. Any help would be appreciated.

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FreeFly42 · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX

Just edit the depend() in the init scripts.
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madchaz · Posted: Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:10 pm Post subject:

another solution for being very specific to force things to start in a certain order is to use the /etc/conf.d/local.start and local.stop scripts. This way you can force things to start in a specific order
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Moved from Installing Gentoo.
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FreeFly42 · l33t Joined: 03 Nov 2003 Posts: 848 Location: Houston, TX

Specifically in the depend() of /etc/init.d/autofs to include something like use=slapd so it will start after slapd. Or add after=autofs to the depend() of slapd. Or both.

It won't be overwritten by subsequent emerges unless you tell it to. Use etc-update and pay attention to what you're doing and you won't have a problem.

This would be much better than hard-wiring all the script orders since you will have to update such a script frequently for all the dependency changes (I don't think you want to be calculating that yourself).
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pshinpaugh · n00b Joined: 22 Apr 2004 Posts: 4 Location: Vriginia

Thanks for the help everybody. I will look into the solutions you provided. Editing the depend() function in the init scripts sounds good.

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