Re: Extension Script or systemd for Shorewall dependencies?

Tom Eastep
Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:15:52 -0000

On 12/3/2013 2:44 PM, jen142@promessage.com wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I installed Shorewall, and launch it with systemd.
>
> If I want to launch some other app, say OpenVPN, only after the
> Shorewall is UP, should I use systemd''s ExecStartPost=, or the
> /etc/shoreline/configfiles/{start,started} Extensions Scripts.
>
> It seems both would work.
>
> Is there any advantage of one way over the other?

The only time that I would use Shorewall extension scripts would be if
the init system didn''t support the dependent application.