Bug 436286

Summary:	"need net" shouldn't hard-depend on net.eth0
Product:	Gentoo Hosted Projects	Reporter:	Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) <djc>
Component:	OpenRC	Assignee:	OpenRC Team <openrc>
Status:	RESOLVED INVALID
Severity:	normal
Priority:	Normal
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:	openrc:oldnet
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-26 10:46:28 UTC

Services that have "need net" apparently depend on net.eth0 specifically. I wonder if there isn't a better default, like depending on any net.* except net.lo. For example, it seems pretty stupid to take down sshd if some net connection is still available.

Comment 1 Dirkjan Ochtman (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-09-26 11:06:59 UTC

I just found the rc_depend_strict toggle in rc.conf. What are the reasons to have it default to strict mode?

Comment 2 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2012-09-26 16:25:26 UTC

the default has been discussed on the mailing list and bugs in the past.  sounds like your bug as reported is invalid.

Comment 3 William Hubbs gentoo-dev

2012-09-26 16:36:06 UTC

The definition of the net virtual is changing so that in order to provide it, something must provide a connection to the outside world. This means that in openrc-0.11, the loopback interface will no longer provide net.