[Bug 915215] [NEW] rc.local should support a runparts of rc.local.d

[Scott Moser]

Public bug reported:

the current rc.local script that gets installed is difficult to work
with.

For doing simple things like "i just want to run this at the  end of
boot", the 'exit 0' at the end means  that human editing is almost
required to do so without possibly breaking other content that might be
in it.

ie, right now we have:
---
#!/bin/sh
# some comments here

exit 0
----

that makes it very difficult to add a command.

2 solutions for this:
1.) drop 'exit 0', its completely unnecessary
2.) support runparts

runparts means something that wants to simply add a script can do so,
and it can easily be deleted.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu8
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Thu Jan 12 10:12:59 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: sysvinit
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (65 days ago)

** Affects: sysvinit (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug precise running-unity

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Title:
  rc.local should support a runparts of rc.local.d

Status in “sysvinit” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  the current rc.local script that gets installed is difficult to work
  with.

  For doing simple things like "i just want to run this at the  end of
  boot", the 'exit 0' at the end means  that human editing is almost
  required to do so without possibly breaking other content that might
  be in it.

  ie, right now we have:
  ---
  #!/bin/sh
  # some comments here

  exit 0
  ----

  that makes it very difficult to add a command.

  2 solutions for this:
  1.) drop 'exit 0', its completely unnecessary
  2.) support runparts

  runparts means something that wants to simply add a script can do so,
  and it can easily be deleted.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: initscripts 2.88dsf-13.10ubuntu8
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-7.13-generic 3.2.0-rc7
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-7-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 1.90-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Thu Jan 12 10:12:59 2012
  EcryptfsInUse: Yes
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  ProcEnviron:
   PATH=(custom, user)
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: sysvinit
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2011-11-07 (65 days ago)

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