>Is there a documented procedure for installing updates of /etc?  I haven't
>installed most of /etc since pre-1.0 days, but I'm not sure what's safe
>and what isn't.  Is there a good strategy here?

Best thing I've found to do is diff your config files with the ones in
/usr/src/etc.

(I don't want to start another mega-thread, but I must confess that an
init.d-style rc system here would be a major win.  No, I don't want run
levels :-) ).

--Ken