In message <199512190801.TAA14423@balrog.supp.cpr.itg.telecom.com.au>
	so spake Luke Mewburn (lukem):

> Under ULTRIX we use a file, /etc/rc.conf, which has a lot of environment
> variables defined (e.g, DOMAINNAME, HOSTNAME, etc.etc.) The various
> rc* files then setup stuff from there. I think that OSF/1 has a
> similar system.

We do something similar with our sunos & ultrix hosts with an
rc.config file.  I was considering implementing this for the
NetBSD startup files when I get back from vacation in January...
The nice thing about this kind of setup is that you get a global
set of parameters that are set in one place.  You can split
up the rc files into as many chunks as seems reasonable.

 - todd

Here's an example from SunOS:

# /etc/rc.config for 'suod'
#
# RCS: $Header: /fcsk/local/config/hosts/suod/etc/RCS/rc.config,v 1.4 1995/10/30 16:54:37 dowdy Exp $
#
      HOSTNAME=suod
          ETH0=ei0
       IPADDR0=128.138.192.205
    BROADCAST0=128.138.192.255
          ETH1=
       IPADDR1=
    BROADCAST1=
       NETMASK=0xffffffc0
    DOMAINNAME=
    TIMESERVER=ntp.cs.colorado.edu
          BIOD=8
          NFSD=8
   ROUTEDFLAGS=-q
   SAVECOREDIR=/var/crash/$HOSTNAME
   SCREENSAVER=/usr/local/sbin/wiped
  DEFAULTROUTE=
AUTOMOUNTFLAGS=
    AUTOMASTER=/usr/local/etc/automaps/master
        AMDBIN=/usr/local/etc/amdmaps/startamd
     XDMCONFIG=/tools/cs/X11/lib/xdm/config.$HOSTNAME
      FSCONFIG=
      LDCONFIG=
        HOSTRC=/etc/rc.$HOSTNAME
#
# Boolean
#
         RARPD=1
         GATED=0
         NAMED=1
        ROUTED=1
        MOUNTD=1
        QUOTAS=0
        YPXFRD=0
     YPUPDATED=0
     YPPASSWDD=0
        YPSERV=0
        YPBIND=0
            C2=0
      SAVECORE=0
        AUDITD=0
      SENDMAIL=0
     AUTOMOUNT=0
           AMD=1
         CARDD=1
           CAP=0
    ACCOUNTING=0
          UUCP=0
         RWHOD=0
           RFS=0
         TMPFS=1
           XDM=1
    FONTSERVER=1
       RCOMSAT=0
         NONET=0
     KERBSLAVE=1
    KERBMASTER=0
     SOLBOURNE=1
    CLEANRMTAB=1