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Date:      Mon, 05 Jun 2000 20:21:44 +0200
From:      Christoph Sold <so@server.i-clue.de>
To:        john@day-light.com
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Remove Unused Files?
Message-ID:  <393BEFB8.643DEA4@i-clue.de>
References:  <000a01bfcf11$10e99380$0b00a8c0@dle>

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John Brooks wrote:

> I'm running a colocated server on 3.3 and want to clean out unnecessary
> files. Is there any reason I need to leave files like rc.atm, rc.diskless,
> rc.firewall, rc.isdn, rc.pccard, rc.serial (serial ports are removed from
> kernel), modems, etc. I realize they are not hurting anything, but then
> again if they aren't working why keep them? Does anyone have an opinion on
> cleaning up the filesystem?

Well, nobody uses a spare tire -- until you got a flat one. Leave the stuff as
is, for times when you'll need it desparately.

I recently had problems with our leased line and was happy /etc/ppp/ppp.conf
sat there smiling at me...

Just my $0.02
-Christoph Sold




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