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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?

    > -- \\ 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



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