[patch] modifies /etc/hotplug/net.agent to keep network interfaces from being started in non-network runlevels

patch (text/plain), 1.36 KB, created by Matt Drew (RETIRED) on 2004-12-28 13:28:04 UTC

--- net.agent.orig	2004-12-27 22:37:43.000000000 +0000
+++ net.agent	2004-12-28 20:59:47.000000000 +0000
@@ -70,10 +70,27 @@
 
 	    # Gentoo
 	    elif [ -f /etc/gentoo-release ]; then
-		script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
+		# block interface startup in system/admin runlevels
+		if [ -x /sbin/runlevel ]; then
+		    RLEVEL=$(/sbin/runlevel)
+		    case "$RLEVEL" in
+		        unknown|sysinit|boot|nonetwork|single|??[Ss0126])
+			    mesg "Refusing to activate $INTERFACE: This appears to be a boot, system, or administrative runlevel, it's not safe."
+			    exit 0
+		        ;;
+		        *)
+			    mesg "setting $INTERFACE to activate." 
+			    script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
+		        ;;	
+		    esac
+		else
+		    # fall back on the old way of doing things
+		    script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
+		fi		
+
 		if [ -x "$script" ]; then
-		    debug_mesg invoke \"$script\" --quiet start
-		    exec "$script" --quiet start
+		    debug_mesg invoke \"$script\" start
+		    exec "$script" start
 		fi
 	    else
 		mesg "how do I bring interfaces up on this distro?"
@@ -96,8 +113,8 @@
 	    if [ -f /etc/gentoo-release ]; then
 	    	script=/etc/init.d/net.$INTERFACE
 		if [ -x "$script" ]; then
-		    debug_mesg invoke "$script" --quiet stop
-		    exec "$script" --quiet stop
+		    debug_mesg invoke "$script" stop
+		    exec "$script" stop
 		fi
 	    fi
 	    ;;