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Date:      Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:52:24 -0600 (MDT)
From:      allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com>
To:        config@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Config Databases
Message-ID:  <199804242352.RAA18027@const.>
In-Reply-To: <19980424093259.13767@deepo.prosa.dk>

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> Case 1: vi /etc/group  &&  insert garbage -> something breaks, the user
> might/will notice -> in any case, he can track down and look in 
> /etc/group and _see_ the mistakes
>
> Case 2: vipw  &&  insert garbage -> feedback on what's wrong right away
>
> In the first suggestion (silently bouncing) means there's not even
> _trace_ of the mods, right ?  Hmmm..

The overwhelming consensus is to support a writable configfs.  I
agree with you but because of the results of the feedback, I am
going along with the writable configfs, provided we can find an
acceptable method of reporting errors.

  Allen Campbell
  allenc@verinet.com

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