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Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 14:12:10 -0500
From: Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
To: Lowell Gilbert <lowell@world.std.com>
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Subject: Re: /etc/rc.conf
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Hello, uwi,

Please see the FreeBSD FAQ for this exact question.

Thanks!

On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 02:01:32PM -0500, Lowell Gilbert wrote:
> "uwi mAn" <uwiman3k@hotmail.com> writes:
> 
> 
> > How to restart /etc/rc.conf without having to reboot the system?
> 
> 
> rc.conf doesn't actually run anything -- it is *only* configuration
> information.  You need to reconfigure (or restart with new
> configuration) whatever *uses* the piece of rc.conf that you changed.
> 
> If you had described what you were actually trying to do, I could have
> answered in a bit more detail.
> 
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