Re: include format for /etc/rc.conf
On Wednesday 30 August 2006 09:40, Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: Hey all, Are there any supported formats for INCLUDES in /etc/rc.conf such that I can drop default configs into /etc/rc.conf and then have files in a certain directory (ala includerc) override them? Basically, I'd like to do mass-updates of several dozen machines' configs normally found in /etc/rc.conf, but then have per-machine configs (like hostnames) elsewhere. Look at rc_conf_files (man rc.conf). By default there are three ``levels'' of config: /etc/defaults/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf /etc/rc.conf.local each one overriding the previous one. Jonathan ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: include format for /etc/rc.conf
Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: Hey all, Are there any supported formats for INCLUDES in /etc/rc.conf such that I can drop default configs into /etc/rc.conf and then have files in a certain directory (ala includerc) override them? Basically, I'd like to do mass-updates of several dozen machines' configs normally found in /etc/rc.conf, but then have per-machine configs (like hostnames) elsewhere. rc.conf is just a shell script so you can include a file like: . /path/to/include but make sure it exists on every host. It could easily be . /etc/rc.conf.`hostname -s` as long as you don't have a host called local :-) There is also rc.conf.local where you could put machine specific and leave rc.conf for your generic defaults. Not clear to me if rc.conf.local is meant to last though as it is described as historic. --Alex ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: include format for /etc/rc.conf
You might want to look at /etc/rc.conf.local, though I would consider just writing a script to handle what you want to do since rc.conf.local isn't really the FreeBSD way, seems to be more of an OpenBSD approach. See: 'man rc' cheers, Gabriel -- Gabriel O'Brien IT Analyst, MPS-EN-CBC.ca w: 416-205-8740 m: 416-996-5679 Dan Mahoney, System Admin wrote: Hey all, Are there any supported formats for INCLUDES in /etc/rc.conf such that I can drop default configs into /etc/rc.conf and then have files in a certain directory (ala includerc) override them? Basically, I'd like to do mass-updates of several dozen machines' configs normally found in /etc/rc.conf, but then have per-machine configs (like hostnames) elsewhere. -Dan Mahoney -- Don't be so depressed dear. I have no endorphins, what am I supposed to do? -DM and SK, February 10th, 1999 Dan Mahoney Techie, Sysadmin, WebGeek Gushi on efnet/undernet IRC ICQ: 13735144 AIM: LarpGM Site: http://www.gushi.org --- ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
