Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 08:40:07 -0800 From: Chris Doherty <chris-freebsd@randomcamel.net> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Modifying /etc/rc? Message-ID: <20030130164007.GA29699@zot.electricrain.com> In-Reply-To: <5.2.0.9.0.20030130143905.00a0aaa0@127.0.0.1> References: <5.2.0.9.0.20030130143905.00a0aaa0@127.0.0.1>
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On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 02:49:07PM +0700, Roger Merritt said:
> Now, it seems to me that modifying the vncserver script is not elegant. I
> don't think it's a good idea for me to make *any* modifications to
> something that somebody else wrote, even when the code is as clear and easy
> to understand as in this case. Besides, what if I upgrade and forget to
> check if that file has changed? I could change the PATH variable to add
> /usr/X11R6/bin in my rc.d script. This sounds like a better idea to me.
/etc/rc is also something that somebody else wrote.
> How about making a change to /etc/rc? Is this a Bad Idea (tm)? I'm sure
> there's a reason /usr/X11R6/bin isn't in the path set in that script. So
> far I haven't made an /etc/rc.local and I don't want to. The obvious
> argument against modifying /etc/rc is that it will add another merging
> operation to mergemaster whenever I upgrade. Is this kind of modification
> suitable for putting in /etc/rc.conf?
unless I'm wrong, /etc/rc.local exists specifically so you don't have to
modify /etc/rc. /etc/rc refers to rc.local as "traditional (but rather
obsolete)", but nowhere in my FreeBSD travels over the past four years
have I found any suggestion of what else you're supposed to use.
I may not be understanding the problem you're trying to solve.
HTH,
Chris
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