Re: [fetchmail-users] daemon not cycling as expected.

[Rob M. <rob...@gm...>]

On 8/8/07, Joe acquisto <jo...@j4...> wrote:
>
> I think I get that.  But, I tend not to do anything on the command line, (I forget various syntax, etc).  About all I would do is fetchmail --quit and then restart.
>
> So, if I do that, assuming I have not touched anything since last cold start, anything in the config file should be in effect?.

Yes - in order of increasing preference the arguments used are:

1) Defaults
2) Config file
3) Command line

If you don't specify anything on the command line then the contents of
the config file will be used.

> My startup script is in (being SUSE) /etc/init.d/rc5.d/S97fetcmail (and /etc/init.d/rc3.d/S97etchmnail, symbolic links, actually).
>
> Is there any way to make those (that) read the config file, instead of using what is entered there?  Without a major re-write.  Or should I just be content with having hacked about to make them have the same values?  As far as I can tell.

No.  If it's specified on the command line it over-rides the
configuration file.  The only way to avoid this is to not specify it
on the command line - in this case by editing the startup script.

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