Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 00:39:34 -0500 (EST) From: John Fieber <jfieber@indiana.edu> To: jack <jack@germanium.xtalwind.net> Cc: Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up! /etc/rc.conf.site is dead. Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902100030200.50867-100000@fallout.campusview.indiana.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9902100000250.5413-100000@germanium.xtalwind.net>
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On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, jack wrote: > If /etc/rc.conf only contains changes from the defaults when > man something_or_other tells the user to find and edit > something_or_other_flags in /etc/rc.conf the entry won't be > there to edit. Why must it contain only changes? Is there any reason it couldn't be a copy of the default rc.conf on a new installation? Over time and upgrades it may get a little out of sync with the default file, but by then the user/admin will most likely be familiar enough with configuring the system that it won't exactly be a stumper. And how about this: stick a big comment at the top of /etc/rc.conf suggesting that the user consult /etc/defaults/rc.conf for a complete list of tunable parameters. Even in the worst case, the system behavior is exactly as it was before any of these changes came about. -john To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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