> I am however curious about the rational behind this change. Does it > solve any particular problem/risk? > I seldomly use this style in my own scripts when I need to be able to > dynamically determine variables at runtime. So it might be wise to know > what hidden daemons I might be facing.
The rc configuration file is becoming a well-managed clean file so that a mix of "tools" and "admins" can manage it. Not quite at the level of master.passwd, which is strictly controlled. Still admin editable, but well formed so that the future automatic tools won't screw up "scripting" in the file.
