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Date:      Wed, 10 Dec 1997 15:32:25 +1300 (NZDT)
From:      Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
To:        Adam Simpson <adam2@apollo.netsonic.com>
Cc:        questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: rc.conf getting garbled continuously
Message-ID:  <Pine.SGI.3.96.971210153056.3297A-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.971209191514.12330A-100000@apollo.netsonic.com>

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On Tue, 9 Dec 1997, Adam Simpson wrote:

> Hello,  we have a machine here that seems to continually get it's rc.conf
> file all garbled any ideas what may be casuing this?  If I leave it then
> reboot I get booted in as anemiac or whatever that is when the computer
> does not know who he is.

This is a known problem with FreeBSD 2.2.2R /stand/sysinstall. It
garbles rc.conf on exit. If you upgrade to 2.2.5R it should go away,
otherwise, you'll have to save a good copy which you copy back after
coming out of sysinstall.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
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