Subject: Re: /etc/*.conf reorg (was Re: `rc.local.conf': bad nam )
To: NetBSD Userlevel Technical Discussion List <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org>
From: Greg A. Woods <woods@weird.com>
List: tech-userlevel
Date: 08/11/2000 22:57:46
[ On Friday, August 11, 2000 at 18:32:23 (-0400), Michael Richardson wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: /etc/*.conf reorg (was Re: `rc.local.conf': bad nam ) 
>
> 
>   Agreed, but when I upgrade, I don't want to extract "etc" kit, since that
> will wipe out /etc/rc.conf. But, I do want a new /etc/default/rc.conf.
>   So, this is more changes between upgrades and basic installs.

Well I think if there are files in /etc that are not normally to be
touched by users, such as anything like /etc/default/*.conf files,
etc. then those files would more properly belong in base.tgz, no?

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