47399 – net.eth1 must not be a symlink to net.eth1

Bug 47399 - net.eth1 must not be a symlink to net.eth1

Summary: net.eth1 must not be a symlink to net.eth1

Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 29512

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs-user
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Gentoo Linux x86 Installation Guide (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	High critical (vote)
Assignee:	Docs Team

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Reported:	2004-04-09 17:53 UTC by Niels Teglsbo
Modified:	2005-07-17 13:06 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description Niels Teglsbo 2004-04-09 17:53:25 UTC

I am reading http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?full=1 and I want to make an initscript for eth1.

The document says:

Code Listing 16: Creating extra initscripts

# cd /etc/init.d
# ln -s net.eth0 net.eth1
# rc-update add net.eth1 default

But that results in a net.eth1 that thinks it responsible for eth0:

 lisa init.d # ./net.eth1 start 
  * WARNING:  "net.eth0" has already been started.

A solution is to make it a hardlink instead of a symlink:

ln net.eth0 net.eth1

The problem is also discussed in http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=131606&highlight=eth1+eth0+already+started where they suggest copying the files.


Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
Preconditions: eth0 started
1. cd /etc/init.d
2. ln -s net.eth0 net.eth1
3. ./net.eth1 start

Actual Results:  
  * WARNING:  "net.eth0" has already been started.

Comment 1 SpanKY gentoo-dev

2004-04-09 23:46:56 UTC

update your baselayout

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 29512 ***