Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2000 10:24:23 -0800 (PST) From: Ken Bolingbroke <hacker@bolingbroke.com> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Chen Xu <xuc@mcbi-34.med.nyu.edu> Subject: Re: ???the existence of /etc/rc.conf causes problematic init Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0003201015550.72747-100000@fremont.bolingbroke.com> In-Reply-To: <20000320130842.A22740@saturn.med.nyu.edu>
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On Mon, 20 Mar 2000, Chen Xu wrote: > However, after doing: > #cp /etc/defaults/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf Don't do that. > ".: out of file descripter" Your problem is that /etc/defaults/rc.conf is set to run /etc/rc.conf. By copying it straight over to /etc/rc.conf, you've created a loop that runs itself over and over again, until it runs out of file descriptors. Instead of copying the file over, just take the appropriate line from /etc/defaults/rc.conf and put them into /etc/rc.conf. I do it this way: First, find the lines I need, ie; if I want to enable the mouse: grep mouse /etc/defaults/rc.conf If that all looks right, then I do: grep mouse /etc/defaults/rc.conf >> /etc/rc.conf And then edit /etc/rc.conf to suit taste. And of course, maintain backups of /etc/rc.conf before making changes. Ken To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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