Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:48:48 -0500 (CDT) From: "Kent S. Gordon" <kgor@inetspace.com> To: mike@smith.net.au Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Discussion : Using DHCP to obtain configuration. Message-ID: <199804161548.KAA28703@soccer.inetspace.com> In-Reply-To: <199804160151.SAA00388@antipodes.cdrom.com> (message from Mike Smith on Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:51:57 -0700)
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>>>>> "mike" == Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes:
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> Another significant issue is that the DHCP client can be used to
> retrieve nameserver details. In order to put this information
> into use, /etc/resolv.conf must be updated, requiring /etc/ to
> be writable. As well, lease information is normally stored
> under /var (which is normally expected to be writable, but often
> not as early as the DHCP client might be running).
Or /etc/resolv.conf could become a symlink and the actual file be in
some other place that is writable. I would prefer a method that
allows does not expect /etc to be writable.
> So, comments? Suggestions? Examples from real-world
> applications?
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