Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 19:50:05 GMT From: Tom Rhodes <trhodes@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/117308: Clarification of /etc/defaults/devfs.rules status Message-ID: <200801221950.m0MJo5AS023417@freefall.freebsd.org>
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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
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