[Pkg-puppet-devel] Bug#498284: Bug#498284: puppet: initscript ignore /etc/default/puppet

[Matthew Palmer]

On Mon, Sep 08, 2008 at 04:01:34PM -0400, Micah Anderson wrote:
> * Adrian Bridgett <adrian at smop.co.uk> [2008-09-08 10:50-0400]:
> > Package: puppet
> > Version: 0.24.5-2
> > 
> > /etc/default/puppet has this:
> > # Start puppet on boot? 
> > START=yes
> > 
> > however the init script never appears to check this value (I think it
> > _used_ to) and so just starts puppet regards.
> 
> You know, I just ran into this myself and was wondering what happened to
> that check, because I know it used to too.
> 
> Maybe a browse through the git logs will find it and then it can be
> restored.

If you don't want something to start on boot, then change the symlinks to
not start the service on startup.

- Matt