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Date:      Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:29:26 -0700
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Gleb Kurtsou <gleb.kurtsou@gmail.com>
Cc:        Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org, Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: boot menu option to disable graphics mode
Message-ID:  <4FD0BAC6.6000304@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20120607095741.GA1361@reks>
References:  <4FD05C16.9040905@FreeBSD.org> <20120607084738.GT85127@deviant.kiev.zoral.com.ua> <4FD06CD3.3080602@FreeBSD.org> <20120607095741.GA1361@reks>

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On 06/07/2012 02:57 AM, Gleb Kurtsou wrote:
> What do you think about adding generic support for overriding *_enable
> options in rc.conf?
> 
> I'd like to be able to disable services at boot prompt, e.g.
> # set rc.slim_enable="no" -- overrides slim_enable="yes" in rc.conf
> 
> Similarly rc.pf_enable="no"
> 
> Then introduce x_enable knob (=yes by default) to disable login
> managers. User will be able to override this setting with
> # service xdm forcestart

Why not just:

boot single user
fsck -p
mount -a
$EDITOR /etc/rc.conf[.local]




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