Date: Mon, 22 Mar 1999 14:41:57 -0600 From: Chas <cpinckard@dynasty.net> To: paul@originative.co.uk Cc: rkw@dataplex.net, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/rc.conf, take 46! Message-ID: <36F6AB15.48DFD933@dynasty.net> References: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FE75@octopus>
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Now that sounz like a simple solution.:)) Paul...
> > Unless someone comes up with a scheme that tracks set membership and
> > allows us to add to that set, I think that we should stick to
> > the "simple"
> > approach.
> >
> > /etc/defaults/rc.conf defines ${rc_conf_files} to be "/etc/rc.conf"
> >
> > /etc/rc.conf is allowed to override this definition to
> > include additional
> > files such as "/etc/rc.conf.local"
> >
> > Those files get sucked in.
> >
> > - - -
> >
> > An alternate, and perhaps cleaner approach would be to always suck in
> > /etc/defaults/rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf. Then suck in those
> > files specified
> > in ${additional_rc_conf_files}.
>
> I still think we're chasing our tails with all this configuration stuff.
>
> Why can't /etc/rc load /etc/defaults/rc.conf followed by /etc/rc.conf (if
> present). Don't have anything in /etc/defaults.rc.conf except default
> variable settings.
>
> The local admin can do what the hell they want in /etc/rc.conf, including
> putting in a bit of script to load /etc/rc.conf.local
> /etc/rc.conf.flavour_of_month etc.
>
> Paul.
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