From owner-freebsd-current Wed Feb 10 06:29:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id GAA03604 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 06:29:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from pobox.com (planetx-2-184.mdm.mkt.execpc.com [169.207.142.250]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id GAA03596 for ; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 06:29:42 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from hamilton@pobox.com) Received: from pobox.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by pobox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6591A46B04; Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:29:34 -0600 (CST) To: Richard Wackerbarth Cc: John Fieber , jack , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Heads up! /etc/rc.conf.site is dead. In-reply-to: Your message of "Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:28:42 CST." Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Wed, 10 Feb 1999 08:29:34 -0600 From: Jon Hamilton Message-Id: <19990210142934.6591A46B04@pobox.com> Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG In message , Richar d Wackerbarth wrote: } } On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, John Fieber wrote: } } > On Wed, 10 Feb 1999, jack wrote: } > } > > If /etc/rc.conf only contains changes from the defaults when } > > man something_or_other tells the user to find and edit } > > something_or_other_flags in /etc/rc.conf the entry won't be } > > there to edit. } > } > Why must it contain only changes? Is there any reason it } > couldn't be a copy of the default rc.conf on a new installation? } } Alternately, it could be a copy of the default file with every item } commented out. That would provide the clues for those who need to } edit values and still not mess up the default behavior of a new install } with old options that might have changed but were not explicitly } overridden. But then you're right back where you started. Since rc.conf isn't supposed to be touched by the install/upgrade tools, it'll get out of date (and will become a hinderance rather than a help) as default settings change, and as settings are added/deleted. -- Jon Hamilton hamilton@pobox.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message