Comment 6 for bug 1274570

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Julian Edwards (julian-edwards) wrote : Re: [Bug 1274570] Re: pserv doesn't listen to interfaces that come up after pserv get started

On Tuesday 04 Feb 2014 05:02:53 you wrote:
> > Can pserv detect new interfaces itself I wonder...
>
> It could, by periodically checking. However, this is something that
> Upstart does natively, and notices as soon as it happens. An Upstart job
> to detect a change in NICs and reload the pserv job (which sends a HUP)
> would be simple and very effective I think.

That's true, but I was trying to avoid more dependency on packaging for the
correct operation of MAAS itself.