From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Nov 12 00:20:02 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D3541065672 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:02 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3111A8FC1A for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:02 +0000 (UTC) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAC0K1lF020866 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAC0K1OW020865; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200911120020.nAC0K1OW020865@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Tom Judge Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D631E106566B for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5D0F8FC23 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:42 +0000 (UTC) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id nAC0DgUf070790 for ; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:42 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id nAC0DgY1070788; Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:42 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200911120013.nAC0DgY1070788@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:13:42 GMT From: Tom Judge To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: docs/140495: /etc/rc.conf.d is not documented in rc.conf(5) X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:20:02 -0000 >Number: 140495 >Category: docs >Synopsis: /etc/rc.conf.d is not documented in rc.conf(5) >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Nov 12 00:20:01 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Tom Judge >Release: 9-Current >Organization: Mintel International Ltd >Environment: FreeBSD rita.nodomain 9.0-CURRENT FreeBSD 9.0-CURRENT #5 r197472M: Thu Sep 24 21:09:49 UTC 2009 root@rita.nodomain:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/ME i386 >Description: There is no reference to /etc/rc.conf.d in rc.conf(5). The patch adds info about that dir. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Patch attached with submission follows: Index: rc.conf.5 =================================================================== --- rc.conf.5 (revision 199205) +++ rc.conf.5 (working copy) @@ -63,7 +63,11 @@ .Pa /etc/rc.conf.local is used to override settings in .Pa /etc/rc.conf -for historical reasons. +for historical reasons. In addition to +.Pa /etc/rc.conf.local +you can also place smaller config files in the directory +.Pa /etc/rc.conf.d +which will be included by rc.subr's load_rc_config function. See the .Va rc_conf_files variable below. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: