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-rwxr-xr-xexamples/var_service/ifplugd_if/run8
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/examples/var_service/ifplugd_if/run b/examples/var_service/ifplugd_if/run
index fade8b98d..5d1d4e355 100755
--- a/examples/var_service/ifplugd_if/run
+++ b/examples/var_service/ifplugd_if/run
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ exec \
env - PATH="$PATH" \
softlimit \
setuidgid root \
-ifplugd -apqlns -t3 -u8 -d8 -i "$if" -r "$pwd/ifplugd_handler"
+ifplugd -aqlns -t3 -u8 -d8 -i "$if" -r "$pwd/ifplugd_handler"
# We use -t3 to wake ifplugd up less often.
# If after three tests (3*3=9 > 8) link state seen to be different,
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ ifplugd -apqlns -t3 -u8 -d8 -i "$if" -r "$pwd/ifplugd_handler"
# IOW: short link losses will be ignored, longer ones
# will trigger DHCP reconfiguration and such (see handler code).
+# -l makes ifplugd run either "up" or "down" script on startup.
+# For example, if wired eth cable is unplugged, this stops dhcp service
+# from pointlessly trying to get a lease.
+# -q means that stopping monitoring does not stop dhcp/zcip/etc:
+# presumably, admin decided to control them manually.
+
#-a Don't up interface automatically
#-p Don't run "up" script on startup
#-q Don't run "down" script on exit