Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 01:48:37 -0800 (PST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@phone.net> To: Alan Bawden <Alan@LCS.MIT.EDU> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: messing with /etc/rc.conf Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9901080147150.25797-100000@guru.phone.net> In-Reply-To: <8Jan1999.042549.Alan@LCS.MIT.EDU>
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On Fri, 8 Jan 1999, Alan Bawden wrote: > Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1999 04:41:34 -0500 (EST) > From: Alan Bawden <Alan@LCS.MIT.EDU> > To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: messing with /etc/rc.conf > > There is a comment at the front of /etc/rc.conf that says: > > # All arguments must be in double or single quotes. > > It's not clear exactly what the restriction here is, but I recently learned > that if rc.conf contains the following: > > ntpdate_flags="-bs $(awk '$1 == "server" || $1 == "peer" {print $2}' /etc/ntp.conf)" > > something will occasionally re-write this to read: > > ntpdate_flags="-bs $(awk '$1 == " > > So I have two questions: > > 1. What is it that makes this change. And what exactly are the rules it > applies when parsing/rewriting the file? > > 2. If I move the setting of ntpdate_flags into /etc/rc.conf.local, will > whatever this thing is leave it alone there? > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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