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Date:      Fri, 1 Sep 2000 16:37:28 -0500
From:      "Jacques A. Vidrine" <n@nectar.com>
To:        arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Request for review: nsswitch
Message-ID:  <20000901163728.C19985@hamlet.nectar.com>
In-Reply-To: <200009010047.RAA43862@vashon.polstra.com>; from jdp@polstra.com on Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 05:47:13PM -0700
References:  <20000830071347.A1167@hamlet.nectar.com> <20000830132053.A15387@hamlet.nectar.com> <39AE970A.30208A56@newsguy.com> <20000831130504.A26641@hamlet.nectar.com> <200009010047.RAA43862@vashon.polstra.com>

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On Thu, Aug 31, 2000 at 05:47:13PM -0700, John Polstra wrote:
> I think the ultimate goal should be
> that the admin can customize his /etc directory without the need to do
> _any_ merging.  

This goal is satisfied without putting a file in /etc/defaults.  The
defaults are dictated by the traditional behavior -- there will never
be merging to do on the part of the admin.

Cheers,
-- 
Jacques Vidrine / n@nectar.com / jvidrine@verio.net / nectar@FreeBSD.org


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