Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2000 07:42:51 +1000 From: Dale Walker <dale@icr.com.au> To: Simon <simon@optinet.com> Cc: FelixC <freebsd@isot.com>, "freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Reboot after rc.conf change? Message-ID: <395136DB.1C4FF14D@icr.com.au> References: <200006212134.PAA68478@mail.fpsn.net>
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Simon wrote: > > What changes are you referring to? most changes can take effect > without a reboot unless it involves a new kernel. > > -Simon > > --Original Message Text--- > From: FelixC > Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 16:32:11 -0700 > > Is there anyother way to make the changed rc.conf to take effect > without rebooting? If your only changing something that is used as an argument in an app that can be safely stopped/restarted, you can apply the changes by re-running the appropriate /etc/rc.* script.. eg. if you make a balls-up on your firewall config, make the change, and apply by: sh /etc/rc.firewall it will re-read the parameters from /etc/rc.conf... -- Dale Walker dale@icr.com.au Independent Computer Retailers (ICR) http://www.icr.com.au ICRnet http://www.icr.net.au To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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