Date: Fri, 24 Apr 1998 17:52:24 -0600 (MDT) From: allen campbell <allenc@verinet.com> To: config@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Config Databases Message-ID: <199804242352.RAA18027@const.> In-Reply-To: <19980424093259.13767@deepo.prosa.dk>
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> Case 1: vi /etc/group && insert garbage -> something breaks, the user > might/will notice -> in any case, he can track down and look in > /etc/group and _see_ the mistakes > > Case 2: vipw && insert garbage -> feedback on what's wrong right away > > In the first suggestion (silently bouncing) means there's not even > _trace_ of the mods, right ? Hmmm.. The overwhelming consensus is to support a writable configfs. I agree with you but because of the results of the feedback, I am going along with the writable configfs, provided we can find an acceptable method of reporting errors. Allen Campbell allenc@verinet.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-config" in the body of the message
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