Date: Tue, 8 Jul 1997 10:33:01 -0700 (PDT) From: zaitcev@metabyte.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: conf/4060: /stand/sysinstall duplicates comments in /etc/rc.conf Message-ID: <199707081733.KAA27906@hub.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <199707081740.KAA28195@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4060 >Category: conf >Synopsis: /stand/sysinstall duplicates comments in /etc/rc.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Jul 8 10:40:01 PDT 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Pete Zaitcev >Organization: Metabyte, Inc. >Release: 2.2.2 >Environment: FreeBSD purgen.metabyte.com 2.2.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 2.2.2-RELEASE #0: Tue May 20 10:45:24 GMT 1997 jkh@time.cdrom.com:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: sysinstall duplicates all comments at the end of line so rc.conf becomes unreadable soon, although it remains correct from the /bin/sh standpoint. >How-To-Repeat: Enter /stand/sysinstall, do not do anything, exit. Browse /etc/rc.conf, enjoy. >Fix: I have an awk/sed script which I run every time when rc.conf gets corrupted. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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