Date: Sat, 13 Feb 1999 21:36:17 -0600 From: "Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd@futuresouth.com> To: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysinstall & rc.conf Message-ID: <19990213213617.C14553@futuresouth.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9902132209120.394-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>; from jack on Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 10:19:27PM -0500 References: <19990213184012.B7356@futuresouth.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9902132209120.394-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
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On Sat, Feb 13, 1999 at 10:19:27PM -0500, a little birdie told me that jack remarked > > I think it's a feature. RELENG_3, as of this morning, does the > same thing for a new install, except that the file exists but is > empty except for the "...just the overrides..." header. > > For an `upgrade' install it copies _all_ of the old rc.conf > values into the new one, advertising them as just the overrides. It's always (in the past) saved the host/network config I setup during the installation (FTP), so I'd boot up afterwards and not have to reset the host name, network interfaces, default router, etc etc etc. Had me panicing for about 20 seconds trying to figure out what I messed up, until I realized that /etc/rc.conf was empty. It's the anti-POLA! ;) --- *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* | Matthew Fuller http://www.over-yonder.net/~fullermd | * fullermd@futuresouth.com fullermd@over-yonder.net * | UNIX Systems Administrator Specializing in FreeBSD | * FutureSouth Communications ISPHelp ISP Consulting * | "The only reason I'm burning my candle at both ends, | * is because I haven't figured out how to light the * | middle yet" | *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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