From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Feb 19 13:57:44 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6041916A4CE; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:57:44 -0800 (PST) Received: from gray.impulse.net (gray.impulse.net [207.154.64.174]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 588EA43D1D; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:57:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from ted@impulse.net) Received: by gray.impulse.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 393823F4; Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:57:44 -0800 (PST) To: "slave-mike" References: <87u11p8sl6.fsf@gray.impulse.net> <20040218180829.B43291@carver.gumbysoft.com> <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3> From: Ted Cabeen Organization: Impulse Internet Services Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 13:57:44 -0800 In-Reply-To: <001401c3f732$93405c40$c700a8c0@lxfvm8jmsx9muk3> (slave-mike@slavepix.com's message of "Thu, 19 Feb 2004 16:51:47 -0500") Message-ID: <87y8qywx47.fsf@gray.impulse.net> User-Agent: Gnus/5.1006 (Gnus v5.10.6) XEmacs/21.4 (Reasonable Discussion, berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org cc: Doug White cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Feature Request: /usr/local/etc/rc.conf support X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 21:57:44 -0000 "slave-mike" 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" > To: "Ted Cabeen" > Cc: ; > 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