Debian update-rc.d missing default runlevel info or problem with LSB dependency booting?

[schr...@gmail.com]

I have a vendor provided package that places a script in /etc/init.d (lets call it "myscript")
Install directions say to enter command:
update-rc.d myscript defaults

The problem is this fails to create any symbolic links in the /etc/rc(n).d run-level directories

update-rc.d -n myscript enable
shows an error message that "myscript Default-Start contains no run levels"

Supplied file myscript contains lines:
# Default-Start:
# Default-Stop:

If I edit myscript to contain:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6

and repeat the: update-rc.d myscript defaults
it works.

Debian docs state "By default update-rc.d will start services in each of the multi-user state runlevels (2, 3, 4, and 5) and stop them in the halt runlevel (0), the single-user runlevel (1) and the reboot runlevel (6)."

However my Debian system, it appears the command "update-rc.d myscript defaults" is unaware of what the default runlevels are.

What am I missing? Why does update-rc.d not appear to know what the "defaults" run levels are?

Debian "wheezy" 7.6.0-i386-netinst.iso

[Richard Kettlewell]

schr...@gmail.com writes:
> I have a vendor provided package that places a script in /etc/init.d
> (lets call it "myscript")
> Install directions say to enter command:
> update-rc.d myscript defaults
>
> The problem is this fails to create any symbolic links in the
> /etc/rc(n).d run-level directories
>
> update-rc.d -n myscript enable
> shows an error message that "myscript Default-Start contains no run levels"
>
> Supplied file myscript contains lines:
> # Default-Start:
> # Default-Stop:

That’s asking for the service not to be started or stopped in any
runlevel. Obviously this doesn’t make any sense.

> If I edit myscript to contain:
> # Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
> # Default-Stop: 0 1 6
>
> and repeat the: update-rc.d myscript defaults
> it works.
>
> Debian docs state "By default update-rc.d will start services in each
> of the multi-user state runlevels (2, 3, 4, and 5) and stop them in
> the halt runlevel (0), the single-user runlevel (1) and the reboot
> runlevel (6)."

That is out of date, see the update-rc.d man page for a description of
its actual behavior.

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[john.h...@gmail.com]

What was that about my grandma being able to run Linux?

Gee, Debian makes everything so simply. Why don't more Blokes convert over to Debian - LOL.

Linux - It either works out of the Box, or It don't. There is no in between.

Remember, the unstable Debian is Stable because THEY say that it is. Now, isn't that comforting?

[The Natural Philosopher]

On 03/10/14 18:51, john.h...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, August 3, 2014 3:01:34 PM UTC-4, schr...@gmail.com wrote:

a very out of date trollspam



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