Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:15:29 +0100 From: Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> To: Marcin Wisnicki <mwisnicki+freebsd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH] Overriding rc.conf in loader Message-ID: <20071104201529.GC1179@hoeg.nl> In-Reply-To: <fgkqpu$rhp$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <fgkqpu$rhp$1@ger.gmane.org>
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--YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * Marcin Wisnicki <mwisnicki+freebsd@gmail.com> wrote: > I thought it would be nice if there was a way to override rc.conf > variables during boot. Proposed patch implements this using kenv. >=20 > With it, you can override any rc variable from loader.conf by prefixing= =20 > its name with 'rc.', some useful examples: >=20 > # disable gdm > set rc.gdm_enable=3Dno >=20 > # start only base scripts > set rc.local_startup=3D >=20 > # alternative rc.conf > set rc.rc_conf_files=3D/etc/rc.conf.safe >=20 > I find it often more convenient than booting into single-user, remounting > rw and editing conf files. >=20 > If it's worth committing I can try to update rc.conf(5) & loader(8) manua= ls. That's a great idea! AOL: Me Too! ;-) --=20 Ed Schouten <ed@fxq.nl> WWW: http://g-rave.nl/ --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFHLihh52SDGA2eCwURAvf0AJwMuPSgoJ09l4LGltl9HJ2uRz1dxACfdWj1 YG3AMOjqNBaqns4LJ8QJveU= =P09U -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --YiEDa0DAkWCtVeE4--
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