On Tuesday 18 August 2009 07:00:08 Dan Nelson wrote: > In the last episode (Aug 18), Artis Caune said: > > Is there any reason of not using shell variables in rc.conf? > > I want to tune rc.conf for easy editing and administration. Take for > > example jail_list or cloned_interfaces with 10+ entries: > > Remember that every startup script sources rc.conf, sometimes very early or > late in the startup/shutdown sequence, so just make sure you don't echo > anything to stdout/stderr or try to run commands that might be on > filesystems that aren't mounted yet, and you should be fine.
In this particular example, you're fine. In general, you should also take care that /etc/defaults/rc.conf is read before /etc/rc.conf and may set values for variables you have not specified. Defaults can also change between releases, so one should inspect /etc/defaults/rc.conf during mergemaster stage with a microscope. -- Mel _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
