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https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=637382

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           Summary: (r)quotad init missing /etc/sysconfig/quotad for
                    setting of "-p (port)", etc.
    Classification: openSUSE
           Product: openSUSE 11.3
           Version: Final
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: openSUSE 11.3
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P5 - None
         Component: Basesystem
        AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
        ReportedBy: pgngw+dev001+novell.com@xxxxxx
         QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
          Found By: ---
           Blocker: ---


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goal is to set *static* ports for nfs services.
refs:
 http://www.lowth.com/LinWiz/nfs_help.html
 http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7000524&sliceId=1
 http://wiki.debian.org/SecuringNFS

whereas MOUNTD & STATSD opts can be set/overridden in /etc/sysconfig/nfs,
QUOTAD is missing the same option.

cat /etc/init.d/quotad
 ...
 # /etc/init.d/quotad
 #
 #   and its symbolic link
 #
 # /sbin/rcquotad
 ...

rpm -q --whatprovides /etc/init.d/quotad 
  quota-nfs-3.17-7.2.x86_64

ls -al /etc/sysconfig/*quota*
 /bin/ls: No match.

@ http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=7000524&sliceId=1

"...
/etc/services
..
    * rquota, : add the port assignment to the file. For example:

rquotad 4003/tcp
rquotad 4003/udp 
..
Please note that custom edits of the /etc/init.d/nfsserver are not recommend,
nor is it supported. Further, changed /etc/init.d scripts may be replaced
during online updates or when updating to a new service pack.
"

iiuc, /etc/services is NOT guaranteed safe from upgrades/overwrites.

I tried to raise the issue in #opensuse-factory, as it's likely an issue in/for
11.4 as well.  Told 'not interested'  ...

Checked @ #opensuse, told that the port mods should be made in
/etc/sysconfig/foo,

-----------------------------
[12:21] <dev001> since there are some 'packagers' around -- where can I find
Packaging Guidelines for if/when to use /etc/sysconfig/blah + /etc/init.d/blah
pairs?  reading here,
http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Packaging_Conventions_RPM_Macros, I see mention
-- but not guideline statement/policy.
[12:21] <yaloki> dev001: there is no need for a guideline
[12:22] <yaloki> dev001: you need /etc/init.d/foo to have a script to start a
daemon
[12:22] <yaloki> dev001: if you can make it configurable (e.g. port number or
such), then you store that configuration in /etc/sysconfig/foo and use those
parameters in the init script
[12:23] <dev001> yaloki: sure, that makes sense.  and that's what I thought. 
but, it's not what novell does/recommends -- in at least the one case i'm
looking at.
[12:24] <yaloki> dev001: I'm packaging for SUSE/openSUSE since 10 years, so
take my word for it
[12:24] <yaloki> dev001: and that's also the convention
[12:24] <dev001> yaloki: I'm not disagreeing with you.  i'm telling you ,
however, what Novell does in the case of quotad.  they recommend making static
port assignments by mod'ing /etc/services.
[12:25] <yaloki> dev001: well maybe that's because quotad is not configurable
in a different way
[12:25] <yaloki> dev001: many daemons look up which port they should listen on
in /etc/services
[12:25] <yaloki> dev001: (actually it's even a system call in glibc)
[12:26] <dev001> yaloki: it most certainly is.  adding a "-p port" spec is
straightforward, and frequently/widely used.
[12:26] <yaloki> dev001: well then the packager simply forgot to do that
[12:26] <yaloki> dev001: file a bug
-----------------------------

checking man page,

man rquotad
-------------------------
RQUOTAD(8)
NAME
       rquotad, rpc.rquotad - remote quota server

SYNOPSIS
       rpc.rquotad [ -sSFI ] [ -p port ]
..
OPTIONS
..
       -p port, --port port
              Listen on alternate port port.
..
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Reproducible: Always

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