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Subject: conf/29764: sysinstall puts confusing message in /etc/rc.conf about 'this file'
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>Number:         29764
>Category:       conf
>Synopsis:       sysinstall puts confusing message in /etc/rc.conf about 'this file'
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Aug 16 00:10:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Hans Hoppe
>Release:        FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE i386
>Organization:
Kabelfoon BV
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD klingon.kabelfoon.intern 4.3-STABLE FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE #6: Wed Jul 4 16:46:54 CEST 2001 kdhn@klingon.kabelfoon.intern:/usr/src/sys/compile/LDAP i386


	
>Description:
/stand/sysinstall puts the following text in /etc/rc.conf:

# This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf
# please make all changes to this file.

There could be confusion whether 'this file' on the second line refers to 
/etc/defaults/rc.conf or /etc/rc.conf.

>How-To-Repeat:
Let sysinstall generate a /etc/rc.conf
>Fix:
Suggested diff for config.c:

--- usr/src/release/sysinstall/config.c.orig	Wed Jul  4 08:56:37 2001
+++ usr/src/release/sysinstall/config.c	Thu Aug 16 08:49:25 2001
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@
 	return;
     if (write_header) {
 	fprintf(rcSite, "# This file now contains just the overrides from /etc/defaults/rc.conf\n");
-	fprintf(rcSite, "# please make all changes to this file.\n\n");
+	fprintf(rcSite, "# please make all changes to /etc/rc.conf.\n\n");
 	fprintf(rcSite, "# Enable network daemons for user convenience.\n");
 	if ((t_loc = time(NULL)) != -1 && (cp = ctime(&t_loc)))
 	    fprintf(rcSite, "# Created: %s", cp);
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:

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