> -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher Masto [mailto:ch...@netmonger.net] > Sent: 07 February 1999 20:14 > To: curr...@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: was: some woes about rc.conf.site > > > I haven't used it yet, but I definately think the idea is an > improvement. I hate trying to update /etc after an upgrade.. if it's > been a while, or it's between major versions, it can take a very > significant amount of time. Anything that moves local changes to a > seperate file is a blessing. > > Also, having had sysinstall destroy my /etc/rc.conf on more than one > occasion, I am grateful to not have it touched any more.
I don't understand what rc.conf.site buys us, surely sysinstall is just an admin tool for maintaining site specific options in exactly the same way that vi /etc/rc.conf.local would be? I think it's getting overly engineered and we're just chasing our tails. Why can't there be a set of shipped defaults, set in /usr/share that is never touched by local sites and by definition will always be up to date and then have a single file /etc/rc.conf that provides local overrides. Whether you maintain it with sysinstall or vi shouldn't really matter. Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
