From owner-svn-doc-all@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 21 16:12:49 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) (using TLSv1 with cipher ADH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0D349D8; Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org (svn.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:2068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 9476FE9A; Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 +0000 (UTC) Received: from svn.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.70]) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8) with ESMTP id s2LGCnfA089062; Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Received: (from dru@localhost) by svn.freebsd.org (8.14.8/8.14.8/Submit) id s2LGCnCl089061; Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 GMT (envelope-from dru@svn.freebsd.org) Message-Id: <201403211612.s2LGCnCl089061@svn.freebsd.org> From: Dru Lavigne Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44310 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-all@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.17 Precedence: list List-Id: "SVN commit messages for the entire doc trees \(except for " user" , " projects" , and " translations" \)" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:12:49 -0000 Author: dru Date: Fri Mar 21 16:12:49 2014 New Revision: 44310 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44310 Log: Small fixes to Managing Services. This section still needs a more thorough review. Submitted by: bjk Sponsored by: iXsystems Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Fri Mar 21 15:40:02 2014 (r44309) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Fri Mar 21 16:12:49 2014 (r44310) @@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ sshd is running as pid 433. A number of strategies may be applied in clustered applications to separate site-wide configuration from - system-specific configuration in order to keep administration - overhead down. The recommended approach is to place + system-specific configuration in order to reduce administration + overhead. The recommended approach is to place system-specific configuration into /etc/rc.conf.local. For example, these entries in /etc/rc.conf apply to all @@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ sshd is running as pid 433. keyrate="fast" defaultrouter="10.1.1.254" - Whereas these systems in + Whereas these entries in /etc/rc.conf.local apply to this system only: @@ -587,7 +587,8 @@ defaultrouter="10.1.1.254" Distribute /etc/rc.conf to every - system using rsync or a similar program, + system using an application such as rsync or + puppet, while /etc/rc.conf.local remains unique. @@ -596,8 +597,9 @@ ifconfig_fxp0="inet 10.1.1.1/8" - The configuration in /etc/rc.conf - is parsed by &man.sh.1;. This allows system operators to + Both /etc/rc.conf and + /etc/rc.conf.local + are parsed by &man.sh.1;. This allows system operators to create complex configuration scenarios. Refer to &man.rc.conf.5; for further information on this topic.