Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 19:51:52 +0300 From: Peter Pentchev <roam@ringlet.net> To: Ulf Zimmermann <ulf@Alameda.net> Cc: Adrian Filipi-Martin <adrian@ubergeeks.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about what programs to use in /etc/rc* Message-ID: <20010910195152.H1983@ringworld.oblivion.bg> In-Reply-To: <20010910093524.D1500@seven.alameda.net>; from ulf@Alameda.net on Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 09:35:24AM -0700 References: <20010910110537.A2053@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20010910102943.N36056-100000@lorax.ubergeeks.com> <20010910181954.G1983@ringworld.oblivion.bg> <20010910093524.D1500@seven.alameda.net>
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On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 09:35:24AM -0700, Ulf Zimmermann wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 10, 2001 at 06:19:54PM +0300, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> > Come to think of it, it might be as easy as: [**UNTESTED**]
> >
> > case ${ifconfig_args}; in
> > [Dd][Hh][Cc][Pp]*)
> > set $ifconfig_args
> > shift
> > ifconfig_add_args="$*"
> > ......
> >
> > ..provided there is a requirement that the ifconfig_args should *start*
> > with 'dhcp' (which would be easy enough to meet - right now, the args
> > have to *be* 'dhcp', so any additional arguments would be stapled on at
> > the end).
>
> This sounds as the best solution. This would allow to set an interface
> to be DHCP (variable dhcp_interfaces get set) and take the rest of the
> arguments (like media/mediaopt) and apply them to the interface before
> the dhclient gets started.
If you decide to do it this way, make sure you do not make the same
mistake I did - "set $ifconfig_args" is *very* much unsafe; better
try "set -- $ifconfig_args", as in Adrian's message to which I repled :)
G'luck,
Peter
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