From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Dec 9 02:30:01 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AE5F16A419 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2636D13C45A for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:30:01 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lB92U0BY019085 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:30:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id lB92U0HH019084; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:30:00 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:30:00 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200712090230.lB92U0HH019084@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Ammad Shah Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7B09A16A417 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:21:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B0A413C458 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:21:31 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lB92LLMm074273 for ; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:21:21 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.2/8.14.1/Submit) id lB92LL6X074272; Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:21:21 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200712090221.lB92LL6X074272@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2007 02:21:21 GMT From: Ammad Shah To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: conf/118503: sysinstall and /etc/rc.conf X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 02:30:01 -0000 >Number: 118503 >Category: conf >Synopsis: sysinstall and /etc/rc.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Dec 09 02:30:00 UTC 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Ammad Shah >Release: 6.2 >Organization: Creative Chaos >Environment: FreeBSD fbsd.csquareonline.local 6.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.2-RELEASE #0: Fri Jan 12 10:40:27 UTC 2007 root@dessler.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: i am new to Free-BSD, but i have experience on Linux (RHEL/Fedora/Suse).there is problem when ever i run sysinstall to configure ethernet devices. it appends a new line in /etc/rc.conf, whereas it should modify the previous entry that was created by user or system. like in linux when i modify ip using "setup" / system-config-network, it modifies /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0. According to my point of view its a bug in freebsd. and it should be removed from it. thanks. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: