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Date:      Sat, 9 Oct 2004 08:44:06 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: What we keep under /etc (was: cvs commit: src/etc rcrc.shutdown src/etc/rc.d ...)
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.53.0410090841580.2113@e0-0.zab2.int.zabbadoz.net>
In-Reply-To: <20041009083519.GA84548@dragon.nuxi.com>
References:  <200410071355.i97DtSJq024575@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041009083519.GA84548@dragon.nuxi.com>

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On Sat, 9 Oct 2004, David O'Brien wrote:

> > Or maybe I'm just completely off track and the real world (!) adds its
> > own /etc/rc.d/ stuff and modifies /etc/defaults/?
>
> Some people do want to *add* things to /etc/rc.d/, but that is "add" not
> replace.  So having 'installworld' install into /etc/rc.d should be OK.

some people also have modifications in /etc/rc.d for various reasons
that they do not want to be overwritten upon next installworld.

For the "add" case things usually should go to /usr/local/etc/rc.d I
guess - at least in most times.

-- 
Bjoern A. Zeeb				bzeeb at Zabbadoz dot NeT



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