Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 16:23:22 +0200 From: Frank Nobis <fn@radio-do.de> To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Toasting /etc/rc.conf... Message-ID: <19981006162322.A6132@radio-do.de> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810061320500.243-100000@caladan.tdx.co.uk>; from Karl Pielorz on Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 01:26:24PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9810061320500.243-100000@caladan.tdx.co.uk>
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On Tue, Oct 06, 1998 at 01:26:24PM +0100, Karl Pielorz wrote:
> This is probably a very minor point in the grand scheme of things, but I
> managed to complete delete my /etc/rc.conf the other day by:
Staying current means, you have always the chance to nuke your system.
I have two strategies to take this into account.
1.) Backup everything you need to external media, which you can access
with a boot&fiyxit floppy. This is a MO drive in my case. One should
test a boot&fixit floppy before the mess happens.
2.) To make upgrading /etc/rc.conf simple, don't edit in rc.conf but in
rc.conf.local instead.
Regards
Frank
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