Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 22:30:03 GMT From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/118503: sysinstall and /etc/rc.conf Message-ID: <200801102230.m0AMU3Kc045452@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/118503; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: Ammad Shah <mammadshah@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: conf/118503: sysinstall and /etc/rc.conf Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:28:36 +0100 Ammad Shah wrote: > i am new to Free-BSD, but i have experience on Linux (RHEL/Fedora/Suse).there is problem when ever i run sysinstall to configure ethernet devices. it appends a new line in /etc/rc.conf, whereas it should modify the previous entry that was created by user or system. like in linux when i modify ip using "setup" / system-config-network, it modifies /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. > > According to my point of view its a bug in freebsd. and it should be removed from it. The file is read in sequence, so repeated lines do not cause a problem. This is just a cosmetic issue. Typically sysinstall is not recommended or used as a post-install administration tool though. Kris
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