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Subject: Re: docs/117308: Clarification of /etc/defaults/devfs.rules status
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The following reply was made to PR docs/117308; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org
Cc: Mel <mel.xyzzy@rachie.is-a-geek.net>
Subject: Re: docs/117308: Clarification of /etc/defaults/devfs.rules status
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:48:00 -0500

 Hi,
 
 > After reading devfs(8), rc.conf(5) and devfs.rules(5) and some scanning of
 > /etc/rc.d/* it's still unclear what the status of /etc/defaults/devfs.rules
 > is, once one creates /etc/devfs.rules.
 > Meaning: are they merged and are same-name or same-number overridden by
 > /etc/devfs.rules or is /etc/defaults/devfs.rules complete ignored if an
 > /etc/devfs.rules is detected. Or is /etc/defaults/devfs.rules always loaded
 > and should the sysadmin avoid name/number clashes?
 
 Files in the /etc/defaults directory specify the default settings
 and can be overridden using a file in /etc, for example, rc.conf.
 
 So basically you use /etc/devfs.rules to override defaults
 specified in /etc/defaults/devfs.rules.  If this does not work
 for you or you are seeing a different behavior, please let us
 know.  Thanks,
 
 -- 
 Tom Rhodes