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> Initially I though /etc/defaults/rc.conf stored the default settings and then
> we could override some of the settings in /etc/rc.conf, but after a close
> look at how they are used in /etc/rc*, I am confused:
> 
> 	if [ -f /etc/defaults/rc.conf ]; then
> 		. /etc/defaults/rc.conf
> 	elif [ -f /etc/rc.conf ]; then
> 		. /etc/rc.conf
> 	fi

Check out the tail end of /etc/defaults/rc.conf - you'll find it sources
/etc/rc.conf (or /etc/rc.conf.local).

Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no

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