Date: Thu, 3 Aug 1995 17:28:36 +0000 () From: Nik Clayton <nik@blueberry.co.uk> To: questions@FreeBSD.org Subject: /etc/start_if.foo and /etc/sysconfig Message-ID: <199508031728.RAA01563@elbereth.blueberry.co.uk>
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How do, Probably a stupid question, but what's the relationship between /etc/sysconfig and /etc/start_if.foo? As I understand it, if I have to do simple configuration of an interface (that can occur in one ifconfig line) then put the line in the ifconfig_foo variable and let /etc/netstart take care of it. However, if my needs are slightly more complicated (configuring an interface with several IP aliases for example) then I should forget about ifconfig_foo and put *all* the commands in /etc/start_if.foo? Or should I put the generic configuration in /etc/sysconfig, and any extra stuff in the start_if.foo? Which would strike me as odd as the start_if.foo scripts are called before the information gathered from /etc/sysconfig is used? I realise this may just be a question of style, but I was wondering which approach other admins are taking. N -- --+=[ Nik Clayton System Administration, Blueberry Design Ltd, ]=+-- --+=[ nik@blueberry.co.uk 1/9 Chelsea Harbour Design Centre ]=+-- --+=[ root@blueberry.co.uk London, SW10 0XE. Tel: 0171 351 3313 ]=+-- "It's two o'clock in the morning. . . do you know where your stack pointer is?"
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