Bug 295991

Summary:	sys-apps/openrc-0.5.3: network should be more verbose (newnet)
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Dennis Schridde <dschridde+gentoobugs>
Component:	[OLD] baselayout	Assignee:	Gentoo's Team for Core System packages <base-system>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	enhancement	CC:	roy
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Dennis Schridde 2009-12-06 17:40:25 UTC

I feel the network script (newnet) should be more verbose about what it is doing.

Currently it just displays:
"Starting network" and "Setting default route ..."

It would be nice though if it could also display which interfaces it is setting up for what addresses using what method (ifconfig/iproute) and so on.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Roy Marples 2009-12-15 17:45:15 UTC

You can always add this to /etc/conf.d/network

export EINFO_VERBOSE=yes

Comment 2 William Hubbs gentoo-dev

2009-12-31 16:44:03 UTC

(In reply to comment #0)
> I feel the network script (newnet) should be more verbose about what it is
> doing.
> Currently it just displays:
> "Starting network" and "Setting default route ..."
> It would be nice though if it could also display which interfaces it is setting
> up for what addresses using what method (ifconfig/iproute) and so on.

Does Roy's suggestion above give you the information you need?

Thanks,

William

Comment 3 Dennis Schridde 2009-12-31 17:16:24 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)
> Does Roy's suggestion above give you the information you need?
Yes, that information is useful. I think it should be enabled by default.

Comment 4 Jory A. Pratt gentoo-dev

2010-07-13 04:04:53 UTC

(In reply to comment #3)
> (In reply to comment #2)
> > Does Roy's suggestion above give you the information you need?
> Yes, that information is useful. I think it should be enabled by default.
> 

I am against making this the default behavior. There are instances where I might have a junior admin restarting a server that does not need to have this info. It is one of them one can enable and disable, all comes down to choice.