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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 1997 01:55:55 -0700
From: "Thomas D. Dean" <tomdean@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Corrupted or Changed /etc/rc.conf
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I installed FreeBSD 2.2.2, yesterday.  I have looked at rc.conf
several times and made a couple of changes, with vi.

Now, looking at rc.conf, I see the comments at the end of the
assignment lines multiplied and a trailing " appended.

I looked at a different machine, with at most one change to rc.conf
and the comments were only doubled, not multiplied by 10

Anyone have ANY idea what can cause this?

For example:  I think the line may be wrapped by the mailer.

======= one entry line =======================================
swapfile="NO"           # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile
desired."             # Set to name of s
wapfile if aux swapfile desired."               # Set to name of
swapfile if aux swapfile desired."     
        # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired."            
# Set to name of swapfile if"   
        # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile desired."            
# Set to name of swapfile if aux s
wapfile desired."               # Set to name of swapfile if aux
swapfile desired."             # Set to n
ame of swapfile if aux swapfile desired."               # Set to name of
swapfile if aux swapfile desired.
"               # Set to name of swapfile if aux swapfile
desired."             # Set to name of swapfile 
if aux swapfile desired."               # Set to name of swapfile if aux
swapfile desired.
==============================================================

and

======= one entry line =======================================
apm_enable="NO"         # Set to YES if you want APM enabled."         
# Set to YES if you want APM enabl
ed."            # Set to YES if you want APM enabled."          # Set to
YES if you want APM enabled."  
        # Set to YES if you want APM enabled."          # Set to YES if
you want APM enabled."          # 
Set to YES if you want APM enabled."            # Set to YES if you want
APM enabled."          # Set to Y
ES if you want APM enabled."            # Set to YES if you want APM
enabled."          # Set to YES if yo
u want APM enabled."            # Set to YES if you want APM
enabled."          # Set to YES if you want A
PM enabled."            # Set to YES if you want APM enabled.
==============================================================