From owner-freebsd-current Tue Feb 9 17:45:58 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id RAA16247 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:45:58 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from axl.noc.iafrica.com (axl.noc.iafrica.com [196.31.1.175]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id RAA16242 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 1999 17:45:55 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sheldonh@axl.noc.iafrica.com) Received: from sheldonh (helo=axl.noc.iafrica.com) by axl.noc.iafrica.com with local-esmtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 10AOiD-000NxM-00; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:45:09 +0200 From: Sheldon Hearn To: John Fieber cc: jack , Matthew Dillon , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up! /etc/rc.conf.site is dead. In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:33:21 EST." Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 03:45:09 +0200 Message-ID: <92091.918611109@axl.noc.iafrica.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 09 Feb 1999 19:33:21 EST, John Fieber wrote: > The only difference is the addition of a "no touchees" reference copy > in /etc/defaults that gets sourced before rc.conf so any essential > variables introduced in an upgrade will have a safety fallaback in > case you don't properly upgrade your rc.conf. That's it? That's what all this is about? Hell, now that you've put it like that, it sounds like a really _great_ idea. Even the choice of directory name ``defaults'' makes sense, now. :-) Thanks for taking the time to clarify what's going on. I've been following my cvs-all and current mail quite closely but didn't quite "get it" until I read your mail. Ciao, Sheldon. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message