> On May 13, 2017, at 9:39 AM, Warner Losh <i...@bsdimp.com> wrote: > > On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 10:32 AM, Ngie Cooper <yaneurab...@gmail.com > <mailto:yaneurab...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >>> On May 13, 2017, at 09:29, Ngie Cooper <yaneurab...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> On May 13, 2017, at 08:37, Rodney W. Grimes >>> <free...@pdx.rh.cn85.dnsmgr.net> wrote: >>> >>>>> Author: ngie >>>>> Date: Sat May 13 03:10:50 2017 >>>>> New Revision: 318250 >>>>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/318250 >>>>> >>>>> Log: >>>>> Handle the logfiles in newsyslog and syslogd conditionally, based on >>>>> src.conf(5) knobs >>>>> >>>>> This will allow consumers of FreeBSD to use the unmodified configuration >>>>> files out of the box more than previously. >>>> >>>> What about simply generating proper newsyslog.conf and syslog.conf based >>>> on the the MK_ values rather than change the visible administration >>>> interface that has finger memory, ansible, and puppet support? >>> >>> - My employer doesn't use puppet on its appliances. >>> - Files snapshotted in time bitrot (which was the case with our configs, >>> which is part of the reason behind this change. > > couldn't you have an Isilion config file in the appropriate directory > instead? And use the default newsyslog / syslog config files?
I’m not sure I’m in disagreement with this statement, but the fact is that there are a handful of config files, about 200 lines each, which drive newsyslog/syslogd on OneFS, with a fair amount of duplication. I’m trying to simplify the mess I’m presented with at work, one bit at a time. >>> - It's really easy to screw up a mergemaster call if you edit the files, >>> and install the stock version which removes the edits. >> >> Also, programmatically removing the entries means you have to bake the >> metadata into etc/Makefile, which is already complicated enough as-is. > > Why do you care about removing them at all? They are no-ops if the > files don't exist. Why not just always install all these files is > where I'm going with this… I don’t follow. Could you please restate this paragraph? Thanks, -Ngie
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