Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2020 08:54:16 -0500 From: Michael Watters <wattersm@watters.ws> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Technological advantages over Linux Message-ID: <34c12aae-1855-3837-209d-03bfc422a6bd@watters.ws> In-Reply-To: <20200215064911.GF1482@admin.sibptus.ru> References: <20200214121620.GA80657@admin.sibptus.ru> <BAF0D681-7C95-419E-A49C-993F0EA39748@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200214195430.25365f87@moonstudio> <7371554e-82a3-a7aa-b764-ae2627e241d3@kicp.uchicago.edu> <20200214203134.17f6d4bd@moonstudio> <20200215064911.GF1482@admin.sibptus.ru>
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On 2/15/2020 1:49 AM, Victor Sudakov wrote: > Ralf Mardorf via freebsd-questions wrote: >> Another PITA on Linux machines are drop directories, overriding sane >> configs, providing everything in one place. >> >> IOW a user might rely on /etc/foo.conf , but an update despotic instal= ls >> >> /etc/foo.d/10-bar.conf >> >> and >> >> /etc/foo.d/20-bra.conf >> >> overriding all the values chosen for bar and bra by the admin, stored >> in /etc/foo.conf . >> >> An update never ever would replace /etc/foo.conf . On Arch Linux it >> would be stored as /etc/foo.conf.pacnew , almost all Linux distros >> provide such a solution, but the admin is screwed, if an update does >> add a file to /etc/foo.d/ . > FreeBSD has taken this path too (looking at /etc/rc.conf.d/, /etc/cron.= d > and numerous others). > > FreeBSD's config merging solutions (mergemaster for src updates and > freebsd-update calling sdiff) are pretty good IMHO. Drop directories are actually a good thing and make managing a system using configuration tools like puppet and ansible much easier.=A0 Want to= add a cron job?=A0 Just drop a file in /usr/local/etc/cron.d.=A0 To disab= le the job just remove the file.=A0 You don't have to worry about conflictin= g with other job definitions or mess around with the user's crontab.=A0
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