Subject: Re: ^C in fsck (segue from tech-kern)
To: None <tech-userlevel@NetBSD.org>
From: der Mouse <mouse@Rodents.Montreal.QC.CA>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 04/07/2007 02:07:30
> Regarding the separate issue of an rc.d script that returns non-zero
> halting the entire boot process; I don't like that change, and
> offhand I can't recall another implementation that functions this
> way;

I don't see that the latter should matter much; I don't recall another
implementation with anything like our rcorder, either. :)

> a single buggy rc.d script shouldn't be able to halt the boot of the
> system.

I'd sure rather that than try to come the rest of the way up in the
face of a buggy boot-time script.

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