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Date:      Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:12:22 -0700
From:      Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com>
To:        Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Gleb Kurtsou <gleb.kurtsou@gmail.com>, Andriy Gapon <avg@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: boot menu option to disable graphics mode
Message-ID:  <CAGH67wRGuH3gS7iASOw_7DTToVQXFGOxXAwZDsywsZ1K9Ft14w@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 7:29 AM, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote:
> On 06/07/2012 02:57 AM, Gleb Kurtsou wrote:
>> What do you think about adding generic support for overriding *_enable
>> options in rc.conf?
>>
>> I'd like to be able to disable services at boot prompt, e.g.
>> # set rc.slim_enable="no" -- overrides slim_enable="yes" in rc.conf
>>
>> Similarly rc.pf_enable="no"
>>
>> Then introduce x_enable knob (=yes by default) to disable login
>> managers. User will be able to override this setting with
>> # service xdm forcestart
>
> Why not just:
>
> boot single user
> fsck -p
> mount -a
> $EDITOR /etc/rc.conf[.local]

I've run into _multiple_ scenarios where this isn't possible because
the terminal settings are screwed up in single user mode, and had to
resort to `sed -i '' `.
-Garrett



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