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diff --git a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml index 30a7e1363f..cb4b81c869 100644 --- a/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml +++ b/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/book.sgml @@ -7517,6 +7517,23 @@ run_rc_command "$1"</programlisting> substitution using ":=" would inappropriately override the user's intention.</para> + <sect2> + <title>Stopping services at deinstall</title> + + <para>It is possible to have a service stopped automatically as part of + the deinstall routine. We advise using this feature only when it's + absolutely necessary to stop a service before it's files go + away. Usually, it's up to the administrator's discretion to decide, + whether to stop the service on deinstall or not. Also note this + affects upgrades, too.</para> + + <para>Line like this goes to the <filename>pkg-plist</filename>:</para> + + <programlisting>@stopdaemon doormand</programlisting> + + <para>The argument must match the content of + <makevar>USE_RC_SUBR</makevar> variable.</para> + </sect2> </sect1> </chapter> |