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Date: Tue, 28 Mar 1995 18:16:14 -0800
From: Paul Traina <pst@Shockwave.COM>
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Subject: rc.maint clears /var/run directory after syslogd has started
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>Number:         276
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       rc.maint hoses over syslogd by clearing /var/run
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs (FreeBSD bugs mailing list)
>State:          closed
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Mar 28 18:20:00 1995
>Closed-Date:    Tue Mar 28 19:42:35 PST 1995
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Paul Traina
>Release:        FreeBSD 2.1.0-Development i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

	FreeBSD current rc files as of last night (3/27/95)

>Description:

	/etc/rc executes netstart via syslogd
	/etc/rc.maint then blows away the utmp file as it clears
	things up.

>How-To-Repeat:

	Boot system, watch syslogd complain

>Fix:
	
	Move the cleanup of /var/run ahead of starting syslogd.

	I'd suggest simply executing rc.maint before executing netstart,
	but I have not tested this in an NFS configuration.  You may need
	to mount /var first (sigh).
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
State-Changed-From-To: open->closed 
State-Changed-By: jkh 
State-Changed-When: Tue Mar 28 19:42:35 PST 1995 
State-Changed-Why:  
suggestion to move rc.maint ahead of netstart adopted. 
>Unformatted:



