Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2004 20:40:39 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com> To: jmlewis@dslextreme.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc and /usr/local/etc directories Message-ID: <20040812204039.3648f75f.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <7656a1a724a4257a15f6ca.20040812162717.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com> References: <7656a1a724a4257a15f6ca.20040812162717.wzyrjvf@www.dslextreme.com>
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"Joshua Lewis" <jmlewis@dslextreme.com> wrote: > I have decided to take the plunge and try out 5.2.1. I figure it will be > 5.3 soon and I like the idea of upgrading at that time. So I am going to > start fiddling with it. > > The first thing I am noticing is when installing apps from the ports > directory my config files are getting put into /usr/local/etc instead of > where I am used to /etc. Huh? What version of FreeBSD were you using that put them in /etc? They've always gone in /usr/local/etc ... since 2.2 at least. > I am guessing this by design and wanted to confirm this. Yes, it's by design. > Is this a config setting somewhere? It is fine in the /usr/local/etc > directory but if it is a config setting then perhaps there are other > settings that have changed that I have not encountered yet. I would like > to read up on the changes. > > While I am on the subject. Are there any other differences between 4.10 > and 5.X that will take me by surprise? > > I read through the Release notes on FreeBSD.org and it never mentioned the > /etc directory thing. So perhaps there are some other items I should keep > my eye out for. The FreeBSD handbook is being updated all the time. You'll probably want to re-read a lot of it to see what kind of changes are occurring. There are also a lot of new man pages in existance. If you have specific questions, you can always ask on this list. -- Bill Moran Potential Technologies http://www.potentialtech.com
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