Re: /etc/rc and /etc/netstart lead to a conflict when using /etc/rc.conf.local

On Thu, 19 Dec 2002, Werner Neunteufl wrote: ...
> If you create the file /etc/rc.conf.local then this file is executed

This is not really a problem.

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> This could lead to lots of problems during startup depending on the

True, but rc.conf and rc.conf.local are supposed to set variables, nothing more. See rc.conf(8).

I find your argument a bit strange, since it's quite possible to add stuff to rc.conf that will disturb the rest of rc, netstart, etc...

> >How-To-Repeat:

See above.

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> >Fix:

Not a good idea, for several reasons.

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