Re: Linux start script updates

Kevin Grittner wrote:
> Due to a thread about the neglect of the sample start scripts I took a
> look at the current Linux file. There's certainly room for several
> improvements, but some of them might require discussion. Attached are
> a couple small changes which seem to me to be pretty tame. Hopefully
> a small, non-controversial step in the right direction.
>
> (1) It adds an LSB INIT INFO comment block, consistent with the
> chkconfig comment block above it.
>
> http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/initscrcomconv.html
>
> (2) It doesn't exit with zero for a missing executable unless the
> request is "stop". It uses 5, which means "program is not installed".
>
> http://refspecs.freestandards.org/LSB_3.1.0/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/iniscrptact.html

I applied a modified version of your script, attached. I also modified
the FreeBSD one to output a message, but it still returns 0.

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