[osiris-devel] Easier RPM Conversation

[David M. Fetter]

On Wed, 2004-10-06 at 12:27, Alexei_Roudnev wrote:
> I do not think, that it is good idea:
> - script should install /etc/init.d/osiris* rc scripts on installation, and
> ask about turning it on automatically (and better allow automated turning it
> on).

Most software that I've seen might include a sample init script in like
an extras subdirectory but they usually don't install it.  It is
somewhat nice to have a way for more novice folks to install init
scripts, but it shouldn't be something that is always done.  The problem
here is that when you build an rpm is usually not done as root and even
if it is, the software is installed into a temporary location where the
files are installed before packaging.  The installer here always copies 
or rather tries to copy the init scripts to /etc/init.d.  For my
environment here, we are using OpenPKG for our software management and
so we will be using their builtin init system which is subtlely
different than standard *nix init.  Thus, this causes a problem for me
right now.

> - osiris should not use NIS account, it should use local account. Having
> system accounts (such as root, osiris, etc) in NIS is a bad idea.

In some instances, I would agree with you, however, it is too cumbersome
to manage local file accounts when you have in the neighborhood of
40,000 accounts.  We do understand the risk of this if NIS goes down,
however, we also make all servers a slave NIS to lessen the risk. 
Overall, in this case, ease of maintenance overrides the risk of
failure.

> 
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