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Subject: Re: sysrc -- a sysctl(8)-like utility for managing /etc/rc.conf et.
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On 10/07/2010 05:19 AM, Douglas K. Rand wrote:
> I think that this script might also fill a void with using Puppet as a
> configuration tool. Currently Puppet, as its default behaviour, uses
> files in /etc/rc.conf.d to set variables.

This is no longer the case. Current versions edit /etc/rc.conf.

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Russell A Jackson <raj@csub.edu>
Network Analyst
California State University, Bakersfield