Re: sysconfig ifcfg-* support for running custom post-up scripts per interface?

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On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 10:05:04PM +0100, Richard Zidlicky wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 03:42:47PM -0500, Bill Nottingham wrote:
> > Tony Nelson (tonynelson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx) said: 
> > > > > same opinion here. I have actually used this for a while, adds
> > > > > one more thing that needs be verified after system upgrades, not 
> > > > > very nice. 
> > > > 
> > > > Realistically, the conglomeration of configuration and scripts in
> > > > /etc/sysconfing/network-scripts was never thought out well. But it's
> > > > not worth dealing with the historical baggage to change it now.
> > > 
> > > Perhaps there should be a default /sbin/ifup-local script that 
> > > dispatches to /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-local/<interface>?  
> > > It could contain useful comments, including that it is by default 
> > > replaceable as its target directory is empty by default.
> > 
> > ... which would then try and overwrite any prior user-created files
> > in that place on upgrade.
> 
> it could be in an optional package or declared config, noreplace. I do not
> feel good about user-created files in /sbin.

thought about it a bit more, I think it would be better to add a separate hook 
to /sbin/ifup calling config post-up scripts in /etc and leave /sbin/ifup-local 
alone.

Richard
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