Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 13:10:42 +1030 (CST) From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG, grog@freebie.lemis.com Subject: bin/4943: /stand/sysinstall corrupts /etc/rc.conf Message-ID: <199711050240.NAA18329@freebie.lemis.com> Resent-Message-ID: <199711050250.SAA02235@hub.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 4943 >Category: bin >Synopsis: After running /stand/sysinstall from command line, /etc/rc.conf is corrupted >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue Nov 4 18:50:00 PST 1997 >Last-Modified: >Originator: Greg Lehey >Organization: LEMIS, PO Box 460, Echunga SA, Australia >Release: FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386 >Environment: Standard installation >Description: /stand/sysinstall is designed to be run either during system installation or after booting. If it is started after booting, it will modify /etc/rc.conf, even if it doesn't need to. It appears that it removes \r characters, thus making the file unusable. After repeating, the file may be overwritten. Here is an example after 5 iterations of starting /stand/sysinstall and exiting immediately: ############################################################## ### Important initial Boot-time options ##################### ############################################################## swapfile="NO" # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfil e if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if" # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfil e desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfil e if aux swapfile desired." # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired." >How-To-Repeat: Run /stand/sysinstall. Exit immediately. >Fix: Don't have time to look for one, sorry. >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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