Date: Wed, 18 Jun 1997 14:09:08 -0800 (AKDT) From: Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to update /etc like sysinstall Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970618135957.2549D-100000@aak.anchorage.net> In-Reply-To: <19970618151355.17515@pavilion.net>
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On Wed, 18 Jun 1997, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > I am searching for the method to update the /etc like sysinstall does it. > > sysinstall just tells me all the files it cannot update automatically and > > automatically updates the rest. Is this mechanism somehow accessible from > > the Makefiles in the source tree? I have to update 8 machines and it would > > make life a lot easier if I had access to that mechanism. i'm not sure i'd trust a script to create a new /etc. you can get away with using your old /etc for the most part anyway. i've seen code in current /etc rc scripts that will warn you if you are missing something new or need to change something since the last /etc versions. write a little sh script that backs up the important /etc files, and then compare them with a new /etc. you shouldn't have to make more than a couple of changes, and they should all be the same for all 8 machines. ------------------------------------------------- FingerPrint BA09868C 1B995204 58410FD3 A5E7B2DA http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/way/7747 -------------------------------------------------
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