Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 07:37:03 +1000 (EST) From: Andrew <perrya@python.shoal.net.au> To: u1004005 <u1004005@warwick.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD config files. Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.970814073411.15269A-100000@python.shoal.net.au> In-Reply-To: <199708131922.PAA13462@host.warwick.net>
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You may need to make the changes to rc.conf manually, I had this problem when I last installed 2.2.2 Perhaps a later boot disk from the ftp site would work? But if you've already installed it might be easier to manually configure it. Andrew Perry On Wed, 13 Aug 1997, u1004005 wrote: > Hello: > I have been having a dialog with a gentleman from Walnut creek CD/ROM re: > FreeBSD 2.2.2 > This is the question I posed to him. He suggested I send it your way. The > problem I am having is no setting changes are taking effect. They are not > being written to /etc/rc.conf. Originally I was under the impression that I > was missing the file /etc/sysconfig. Murray Stokely, Technical Support, > Walnut Creek CDROM told me that the file has been replaced by /etc/rc.conf. > > I can make changes using /stand/sysinstall -- configure network interfaces, > but the changes do not appear in any of the /etc files. > The domain name I use midnight.org. is very persistent. That seems to not > want to go away at all. > > this is my original message: > > > Any change in to the network interfaces is ignored as is the HOSTNAME > > variable. The only thing I can think of I may have done wrong was I > > canceled out of the configuration screen after the initial install, > > thinking I could do it later. The reason for this was I did not have all > of > > my addresses etc. at the time of the install and it was getting late. I > am > > thinking about just re-installing and configuring my interfaces at > install > > time. I have checked the permissions on the files in /etc and they seem > OK. > > Thank You. > > Wm. Lobb > DIR MIS > ZIRCAR Products, Inc. > u1004005@warwick.net > >
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