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Subject: Re: WPA: specify alternate config file in rc.conf
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On 11/2/09, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:
> If I want to start wpa_supplicant directly, and specify a particular
> configuration file, I can do something like this:
>
>     wpa_supplicant -i iwi0 -c /path/to/wpa_alternate.conf
>
> How would I specify the use of /path/to/wpa_alternate.conf in my rc.conf
> ifconfig line, rather than just going with the default
> /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf file?

Look into /etc/defaults/rc.conf for hint.