From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jason Opperisano Subject: Re: Saving IPTable rules..oops Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 15:29:07 -0500 Message-ID: <1104352147.7318.73.camel@hubcap.ljm.dom> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Errors-To: netfilter-bounces@lists.netfilter.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" To: netfilter@lists.netfilter.org On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 15:15, R. DuFresne wrote: > perhaps on redhat and debian, and maybe suse systems that have moved away > from the standard upon which linux was formed, namely bsd. linux has no roots in *BSD. linux uses the concepts of run levels; wheres *BSD does not. run levels are a concept taken from System V style systems like Solaris 2.x+. > Those dists > that retain their bsd layouts have no /etc/init.d directory, everything > lies under /etc/rc.d/. They also lack the red-hat layout of a > /etc/sysconfig/ directory. And it's a shame things are seperating out in > the linux world like this as many of the tools and toys bewing created > either conform to the new redhat layouts or follow older established > standards. Thus, some tools that have been coming out the past few years > are only good under redhat or debian or suse, and fail to function if they > compile at all, without being hacked prior to a make, and sometimes my > skills are not enough to hack them into compiling at all uunder a > different, more standard dist. the linux standards base is an attempt to address your concerns: http://www.linuxbase.org/ my guess is that the /etc/sysconfig/ concept will be part of it (if it's not already--i haven't read through the whole thing). -j -- "Another day, another box of stolen pens." --The Simpsons