Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 18:10:08 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Ted Cabeen <secabeen@pobox.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support Message-ID: <20040218180829.B43291@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <87u11p8sl6.fsf@gray.impulse.net> References: <87u11p8sl6.fsf@gray.impulse.net>
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On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Ted Cabeen wrote: > With the ever-increasing number of ports that use rc.conf variables to > regulate their startup, would it be possible to add support for a > /usr/local/etc/rc.conf file in FreeBSD? The constant changes to the > rc.conf file have been playing havoc with my centralized management > systems, and it makes it harder and harder to keep the /etc/rc.conf > file set immutable (which I like to do on critical servers, to prevent > the securelevel from changing). I keep wanting to suggest using the already-existent /etc/rc.conf.local, but now that you mention that you want to lock out changes to stuff like securelevel, it makes more sense why you'd want to split it off. -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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