Christopher Morrow wrote:
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 4:10 PM, Andrew Sullivan <asullivan@dyn.com> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 03:11:55PM -0400, Barry Shein wrote:
But for example some of my servers boot in seconds. One is reminded of a mail, included in the Preface to _The UNIX-HATERS Handbook_, available at it's really not clear to me that 'reboots in seconds' is a thing to optimize...
I suppose the win is: "Is the startup/shutdown process clear, conscise and understandable at 3am local time?"
followed by: "Can I adjust my startup processes to meet my needs easily and without finding a phd in unix?"
If systemd is simply a change in how I think about /etc/init.d/* and /etc/rc?.d/* cool, if it's more complexity and less EASY flexibility then it's a fail.
You guys REALLY don't want to wade into the swamp on debian-users -- the place is full of systemd fanboys and apologists, and anybody who raises real operational concerns resulting from the switch in default init systems. I'm really pining for a LISP Machine right about now. Miles Fidelman -- In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is. .... Yogi Berra