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#3 Linux init script return codes
The Linux hsflowd init script returns 0 for all starts, stops, and statuses, and instead only prints the status. The lack of LSB-compliant return codes makes it difficult to script actions on the service. While it would be possible to modify the if/else lines to also return the proper codes, it would be ideal to rewrite the init script using the lsb init-functions. More info here: http://refspecs.linuxbase.org/LSB_3.1.1/LSB-Core-generic/LSB-Core-generic/iniscrptact.html
Agreed, and thanks for the pointers. This should be in the next release, and we are aiming to get that out before the end of next week.
Neil
When you compile hsflowd for Debian (with "make deb") it installs an lsb-compliant /etc/init.d/hsflowd. On a Red Hat system I was hoping that installing the redhat-lsb package would allow it to use the same one, but there are still significant differences. So on Red Hat platforms (Fedora,CentOS,RHEL) it seems like we are expected to supply a redhat-specific /etc/init.d/hsflowd, and then build a redhat-specific rpm that uses it.
The latest release, 1_27_1, uses a redhat-specific initscript if it is compiled on a system with the /etc/redhat-release file present. While this is not the end of the story, I hope it addresses your needs in the short term.
Neil