>Number:         6571
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       If lkm=NO in /etc/rc.conf, /usr doesn't mount early enough for $ppp_peers to be used
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat Dec 12 15:20:01 1998
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jim Wise
>Organization:
				Jim Wise
				jwise@unicast.com
>Release:        NetBSD-currenta of 1998-12-12
>Environment:
System: NetBSD arnor.unicast.com 1.3I NetBSD 1.3I (ARNOR) #13: Sat Dec 12 05:41:36 EST 1998 jwise@arnor.unicast.com:/home/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/ARNOR i386


>Description:
	/etc/rc.conf contains a variable $ppp_peers, which can be used to
	list hosts from /etc/ppp/peers to dial on startup (from /etc/netstart).
	This fails in actual practice, however, as pppd is in /usr/sbin, but
	/usr has not been mounted yet when netstart is run.  This may be hidden
	for users using LKM's, as /usr _is_ mounted before netstart iff $lkm
	is YES in /etc/rc.conf and /etc/lkm.conf exists.

	This is sort of a double bind, as /usr should be mounted after netstart
	is run if it is NFS mounted, but is needed for netstart to succedd if
	ppp_peers is set.

>How-To-Repeat:
	in /etc/rc.conf set lkm=NO, and set ppp_peers to the name(s) of one or
	more hosts from /etc/ppp/peers.
>Fix:
	Not sure.  Perhaps pppd should be in /sbin, which would allow the pathlogical
	behavior of mounting /usr over ppp.  Otherwise, $ppp_peers should be handled
	in /etc/rc, after /etc/netstart has been run, although this breaks the seperation
	of netwroking code into /etc/netstart.
>Audit-Trail:
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