From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Apr 16 09:12:44 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id JAA06820 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 09:12:44 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from soccer.inetspace.com (soccer.inetspace.com [206.50.163.48]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA06771 for ; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 16:12:35 GMT (envelope-from kgor@soccer.inetspace.com) Received: (from kgor@localhost) by soccer.inetspace.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA28703; Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:48:48 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from kgor) Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:48:48 -0500 (CDT) Message-Id: <199804161548.KAA28703@soccer.inetspace.com> From: "Kent S. Gordon" To: mike@smith.net.au CC: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199804160151.SAA00388@antipodes.cdrom.com> (message from Mike Smith on Wed, 15 Apr 1998 18:51:57 -0700) Subject: Re: Discussion : Using DHCP to obtain configuration. Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >>>>> "mike" == Mike Smith writes: stuff deleted > 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? > -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're > behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ > msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ > msmith@cdrom.com > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with > "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message -- Kent S. Gordon Architect iNetSpace Co. voice: (972)851-3494 fax:(972)702-0384 e-mail:kgor@inetspace.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message