Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:57:44 -0800 From: Ted Cabeen <ted@impulse.net> To: "slave-mike" <slave-mike@slavepix.com> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support Message-ID: <87y8qywx47.fsf@gray.impulse.net> In-Reply-To: <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3> (slave-mike@slavepix.com's message of "Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:51:47 -0500") References: <87u11p8sl6.fsf@gray.impulse.net> <20040218180829.B43291@carver.gumbysoft.com> <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3>
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"slave-mike" <slave-mike@slavepix.com> writes: > as /et/rc.conf is sourced as a shell script archive could one > put something like ... > > if [ -x /usr/local/etc/rc..conf ]; then > . /usr/local/etc/rc.conf > fi > > in /etc/rc.conf ??? That would work, but you would still have the overriding important settings problem. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Doug White" <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> > To: "Ted Cabeen" <secabeen@pobox.com> > Cc: <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>; <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:10 PM > Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support > > >> On Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Ted Cabeen wrote: >> >> > With the ever-increasing number of ports that use rc.conf variables to >> > regulate their startup, would it be possible to add support for a >> > /usr/local/etc/rc.conf file in FreeBSD? The constant changes to the >> > rc.conf file have been playing havoc with my centralized management >> > systems, and it makes it harder and harder to keep the /etc/rc.conf >> > file set immutable (which I like to do on critical servers, to prevent >> > the securelevel from changing). >> >> I keep wanting to suggest using the already-existent /etc/rc.conf.local, >> but now that you mention that you want to lock out changes to stuff like >> securelevel, it makes more sense why you'd want to split it off. >> >> -- >> Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve >> dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > -- Ted Cabeen Sr. Systems/Network Administrator Impulse Internet Services
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