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Date:      Thu, 10 Nov 2005 19:43:58 +0100
From:      Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@mypost.se>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   save-entropy on 6.0 release bit sensitive to rc.conf
Message-ID:  <200511101943.59269.mark.rowlands@mypost.se>

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I enabled inetd in my usually sloppy fashion in 6.0 release

(which so far is making me smile in a way i haven't since
4.something, three cheers for the developers hip hip......)

inetd_enable="YES"# -- enabled inetd 10-11-2005 -- mwr

(note the missing space between " and #.

this does not break startup 

However it definitely breaks /usr/libexec/save-entropy causing a 
"-- not found message"

Further investigation showed that

inetd_enable="YES"#-- enabled inetd 10-11-2005 -- mwr

gives a  "enabled  not found" message

man rc.conf gives no guidance as to proper use of # comments in rc.conf
(cf man (5)  newsyslog.conf)

but I guess folks should know? or am i being picky?




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