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Date:      Sat, 24 Aug 2002 15:36:20 -0400
From:      Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
To:        "Jorge Mario G." <murcielako@yahoo.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: deleting un-used files in /etc
Message-ID:  <3D67E034.1040706@potentialtech.com>
References:  <20020824165800.73239.qmail@web13802.mail.yahoo.com>

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Jorge Mario G. wrote:
> Hi
> my question is
> can I delete "useless" files in my /etc dir
> with out any serious consequence???
> 
> because I have: dhclinet.conf <--- I dont use dhcp
> also diskless files <-- I have HDs
> the modems file <---- I dont have a modem!
> rc.firewall
> rc.isdn
> rc.pccard 
> rc.serial
> 
> and what about the dir ppp/ <--- I dont use PPP stuff!

As long as you never want to use those apps, you can probably
delete all those files, as well as rc.diskless and some others.
You could probably go into /etc/defaults and delete some of
those files as well.

I don't know why you'd want to bother with it, though.

-- 
Bill Moran
Potential Technologies
http://www.potentialtech.com


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