Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: > On Aug 16, 2008, at 1:28 AM, Darrick Hartman (lists) wrote: > >> Lonnie Abelbeck wrote: >>> Dev's, possibly genunion should no longer automatically create /mnt/ >>> kd/ >>> rc.conf ? or copy /stat/etc/rc.conf to /mnt/kd/rc.conf instead of the >>> new stripped down /tmp/etc/rc.conf ? >> Yeah, perhaps we should roll back to copying /stat/etc/rc.conf instead >> of /tmp/etc/rc.conf. I believe whoever committed this though that the >> current used rc.conf would be the most correct one to store on the >> writable area. (or perhaps that practice pre-dates the gen-rc-conf >> script--I forget) >> >>> This would apply to genkd as well. >> Agreed. > > Yes, genkd and genunion using /tmp/etc/rc.conf for creating /mnt/kd/ > rc.conf pre-dates the new gen-rc-conf script. > > I see two equally good solutions... > > 1) genkd and genunion copy /stat/etc/rc.conf to /mnt/kd/rc.conf to > create a fresh, commented, default, config. > > 2) genkd and genunion do not create either /mnt/kd/rc.conf or /mnt/kd/ > rc.conf.d/, the default settings at boot will match #1 above. After > boot, the user either manually creates a /mnt/kd/rc.conf file or uses > the Network tab in the gui to create the /mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/ files.
Better yet may be option 3. Copy /stat/etc/rc.conf to /mnt/kd as rc.conf.dist. >> The correct file to edit is /mnt/kd/rc.conf.d/*.conf or /mnt/kd/ >> rc.conf. >> Afterwhich you can either reboot or issue 'gen-rc-conf' which would >> re-generate the file in /tmp/etc/rc.conf (/etc/rc.conf is a sym link >> to >> /tmp/etc/rc.conf) > > Amen, Darrick, your statement above is the new gospel of AstLinux 0.6 > (and trunk today). -- Darrick Hartman DJH Solutions, LLC http://www.djhsolutions.com http://www.djhsolutions.com/wiki ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Astlinux-users mailing list Astlinux-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/astlinux-users Donations to support AstLinux are graciously accepted via PayPal to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
