Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 20:42:40 -0600 (CST) From: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@nomad.dataplex.net> To: Sheldon Hearn <axl@iafrica.com> Cc: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu>, jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net>, Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up! /etc/rc.conf.site is dead. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902092039340.681-100000@nomad.dataplex.net> In-Reply-To: <92091.918611109@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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But, I would not expect/allow "defaults" to be the mechanism which includes the "real" values. Perhaps this should be pushed into the script that will source both. On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > The only difference is the addition of a "no touchees" reference copy > > in /etc/defaults that gets sourced before rc.conf so any essential > > variables introduced in an upgrade will have a safety fallaback in > > case you don't properly upgrade your rc.conf. > > That's it? That's what all this is about? Hell, now that you've put it > like that, it sounds like a really _great_ idea. Even the choice of > directory name ``defaults'' makes sense, now. :-) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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