Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 19:18:52 +0700 From: Max Khon <fjoe@samodelkin.net> To: Jamie Bowden <ragnar@sysabend.org> Cc: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: beating mergemaster to /etc/rc.d Message-ID: <20041014121852.GB28875@samodelkin.net> In-Reply-To: <20041013101825.B19494-100000@moo.sysabend.org> References: <16749.21420.643438.983797@ran.psg.com> <20041013101825.B19494-100000@moo.sysabend.org>
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Hi! On Wed, Oct 13, 2004 at 10:19:35AM -0700, Jamie Bowden wrote: > > i know that when i do a mergemaster, i am about to see 666 updates > > to /etc/rc.d/*, to each of which i will have to type "qi<eol>". > > as it will be over a 9600 baud remote serial console, this is a > > pita and causes undue delay for the users. > > > > once i boot the new kernel -sw, is it safe to > > > > cp /usr/src/etc/rc.d/* /etc/rc.d > > > > and then run mergemaster -cvi? > > Wouldn't it be easier to just rm /etc/rc.d/*? That's what I do before > running mergemaster with the -i flag, and it installs everything in rc.d > without prompting. What if this all happens on a remote host and the host rebooted before I run mergemaster -i? Removing files and running "mergemaster -i" is not an option. Personally, I do not understand why requests for the feature "list of files to install automatically" are still rejected. /fjoe
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