Re: Not just rpcbind, but man db update as well

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On 12/31/17 23:32, Tom Horsley wrote:
> OK, I just updated my system and got the same
> ridiculous delays I saw someone else complain about
> recently. Not once, but twice. First when
> it installed the new rpcbind, then second
> when it ran the rpcbind scriptlet.
>
> Worse than that, when I rebooted to make sure
> everything was loaded from scratch and up to
> date, the reboot hung for about 3 minutes
> saying a start job was running for man-db-cache-update
> (or something like that).
>
> What kind of moronic decision is it to postpone
> a reboot while updating the man db? If there is
> anything less critical I have a hard time thinking
> what it is.
>
> For gosh sakes, keep a flag somewhere that says if
> the man db is up to date and update it on a timer
> when the system is back up again if required.

FWIW, I did an update on the 29 that included rpcbind and 99 other packages. 
Everything went smoothly with no delay.  No hangs, no waits, no fuss, no muss.  The
kernel was also updated so a reboot was needed and that took the new and SSD improved
time of 12 seconds.

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