Date: Tue, 16 Feb 1999 08:59:50 -0600 From: "Richard Seaman, Jr." <dick@tar.com> To: Luoqi Chen <luoqi@watermarkgroup.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: /etc/defaults/rc.conf Message-ID: <19990216085950.D4805@tar.com> In-Reply-To: <199902161404.JAA19485@lor.watermarkgroup.com>; from Luoqi Chen on Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 09:04:11AM -0500 References: <199902161404.JAA19485@lor.watermarkgroup.com>
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On Tue, Feb 16, 1999 at 09:04:11AM -0500, Luoqi Chen wrote: > 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 > > If I have a /etc/defaults/rc.conf, then my /etc/rc.conf won't be consulted. > So what is the purpose of /etc/defaults/rc.conf? Doesn't /etc/defaults/rc.conf pull in /etc/rc.conf ? It appears to here. -- Richard Seaman, Jr. email: dick@tar.com 5182 N. Maple Lane phone: 414-367-5450 Chenequa WI 53058 fax: 414-367-5852 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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