Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 10:12:39 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: slave-mike <slave-mike@slavepix.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support Message-ID: <20040220100956.V60703@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3> References: <87u11p8sl6.fsf@gray.impulse.net> <20040218180829.B43291@carver.gumbysoft.com> <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3>
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On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, slave-mike wrote: > as /et/rc.conf is sourced as a shell script archive could one > put something like ... > > if [ -x /usr/local/etc/rc..conf ]; then > . /usr/local/etc/rc.conf > fi > > in /etc/rc.conf ??? NO. Do NOT do this. You can cause an infinte inclusion loop. Use the 'rc_conf_files' option to list additional files. rc_conf_files="/usr/local/etc/rc.conf" Not everything that reads rc.conf is a shell script. As noted, though, this doesn't sovle the overwriting of precious options, like securelevel. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug White" <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> > To: "Ted Cabeen" <secabeen@pobox.com> > Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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