Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 14:36:31 +0000 (GMT) From: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> To: "Dan O'Connor" <dan@jgl.reno.nv.us> Cc: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: mergemaster after upgrade Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.9912231435150.20874-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> In-Reply-To: <00ad01bf4cec$2f096180$0200000a@danco.home>
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On Wed, 22 Dec 1999, Dan O'Connor wrote: > >My theory is to merge in ALL the new stuff, but to watch carefully for >things in certain files that I have explicitly configured. > >For example, I have all my rc.conf overrides in /etc/rc.conf, so I let >mergemaster happily replace the whole /etc/defaults/rc.conf. But I don't let >it touch /etc/groups or /etc/passwd. Most of the rest of the files need some >scrutiny, to see what changed. And soon enough, you'll figure out which >files you need to really watch closely so you don't blow away your >settings... What about the other /etc directories ? Can i delete those entirely? isdn, kerberos, gnats, mail, etc? I don't use anything from them, that i am aware of. -jm To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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