Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote:
> 
> I was haphazardly replacing parts of my /etc directory (i.e. I thought I
> was doing things correctly but I didn't read any instructions or man
> pages) and now rc doesn't want to find install or syslogd or named. It
> can't find 'em and it can't start 'em. 
> 
> Is the current /etc/rc working for everyone?

Yes.

> If not, how do I fix it? I
> can't re-sup because named is down.
>
> Anybody have any hints for me? Also, how should you go about updating
> files in the /etc directory?

Inclosed are /etc/rc, and what I guess is probably not quite right,
/etc/netstart:

==========================================================================
#	$NetBSD: rc,v 1.57 1996/03/22 03:20:53 mrg Exp $
#	from: @(#)rc	8.2 (Berkeley) 3/17/94

# System startup script run by init on autoboot
# or after single-user.
# Output and error are redirected to console by init,
# and the console is the controlling terminal.

stty status '^T'

# Set shell to ignore SIGINT (2), but not children;
# shell catches SIGQUIT (3) and returns to single user after fsck.
trap : 2
trap : 3	# shouldn't be needed

HOME=/; export HOME
PATH=/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
export PATH

# Configure ccd devices.
if [ -f /etc/ccd.conf ]
then
	ccdconfig -C
fi

if [ -e /fastboot ]
then
	echo "Fast boot: skipping disk checks."
elif [ $1x = autobootx ]
then
	echo "Automatic boot in progress: starting file system checks."
	fsck -p
	case $? in
	0)
		;;
	2)
		exit 1
		;;
	4)
		echo "Rebooting..."
		reboot
		echo "Reboot failed; help!"
		exit 1
		;;
	8)
		echo "Automatic file system check failed; help!"
		exit 1
		;;
	12)
		echo "Boot interrupted."
		exit 1
		;;
	130)
		# interrupt before catcher installed
		exit 1
		;;
	*)
		echo "Unknown error; help!"
		exit 1
		;;
	esac
fi

trap "echo 'Boot interrupted.'; exit 1" 3

swapon -a

umount -a >/dev/null 2>&1
mount -a -t nonfs
rm -f /fastboot		# XXX (root now writeable)

# set flags on ttys.  (do early, in case they use tty for SLIP in netstart)
echo 'setting tty flags'
ttyflags -a

# set hostname, turn on network
echo 'starting network'
. /etc/netstart

mount /usr >/dev/null 2>&1
mount /var >/dev/null 2>&1

# clean up left-over files
rm -f /etc/nologin
rm -f /var/spool/lock/LCK.*
rm -f /var/spool/uucp/STST/*
(cd /var/run && { rm -rf -- *; install -c -m 664 -g utmp /dev/null utmp; })

echo -n 'starting rpc daemons:'
echo -n ' portmap';		portmap

if [ -f /usr/sbin/ypbind -a -d /var/yp ]; then
	echo -n ' ypbind';		ypbind
fi

# $nfs_server is imported from /etc/netstart;
# if $nfs_server == YES, the machine is setup for being an nfs server
if [ X${nfs_server} = X"YES" -a -r /etc/exports ]; then
	rm -f /var/db/mountdtab	
	echo -n > /var/db/mountdtab
	echo -n ' mountd';		mountd
	echo -n ' nfsd';		nfsd -tun 4
fi

# $nfs_client is imported from /etc/netstart;
# if $nfs_client == YES, the machine is setup for being an nfs client
if [ X${nfs_client} = X"YES" ]; then
	echo -n ' nfsiod';		nfsiod -n 4
fi

if [ X${amd} = X"YES" -a -d ${amd_dir} -a -r ${amd_master} ]; then
	echo -n ' amd'
	amd -l syslog -x error,noinfo,nostats -p \
	    -a ${amd_dir} `cat ${amd_master}` > /var/run/amd.pid
fi

echo '.'
mount -a -t nfs

echo -n 'starting system logger'
rm -f /dev/log
syslogd

# $timed_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# if $timed_flags == NO, timed isn't run.
if [ "X${timed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
	echo -n ', time daemon'; timed $timed_flags
fi
echo '.'

# /var/crash should be a directory or a symbolic link
# to the crash directory if core dumps are to be saved.
if [ -d /var/crash ]; then
	echo checking for core dump...
	savecore /var/crash
fi

				echo -n 'checking quotas:'
quotacheck -a
				echo ' done.'
quotaon -a

# build ps databases
echo 'building databases...'
kvm_mkdb /netbsd
dev_mkdb

chmod 666 /dev/tty[pqrs]*

# check the password temp/lock file
if [ -f /etc/ptmp ]
then
	logger -s -p auth.err \
	'password file may be incorrect -- /etc/ptmp exists'
fi

virecovery=/var/tmp/vi.recover/recover.*
if [ "$virecovery" != "/var/tmp/vi.recover/recover.*" ]; then
	echo preserving editor files
	for i in $virecovery; do
		sendmail -t < $i
	done
fi

echo clearing /tmp

# prune quickly with one rm, then use find to clean up /tmp/[lq]*
# (not needed with mfs /tmp, but doesn't hurt there...)
(cd /tmp && rm -rf [a-km-pr-zA-Z]* &&
    find . ! -name . ! -name lost+found ! -name quota.user \
	! -name quota.group -exec rm -rf -- {} \; -type d -prune)

if [ -f /var/account/acct ]; then
	echo 'turning on accounting';	accton /var/account/acct
fi

echo -n standard daemons:
echo -n ' update';		update
echo -n ' cron';		cron
echo '.'

echo -n starting network daemons:

# $gated and $routed_flags are imported from /etc/netstart.
# If $gated == YES, gated is used; otherwise routed.
# If $routed_flags == NO, routed isn't run.
if [ X${gated} = X"YES" -a -r /etc/gated.conf ]; then
	echo -n ' gated';		gated $gated_flags
elif [ "X${routed_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
	echo -n ' routed';		routed $routed_flags
fi

# $mrouted_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# If $mrouted_flags == NO, then mrouted isn't run.
if [ "X${mrouted_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
	echo -n ' mrouted';		mrouted $mrouted_flags
fi

# $named_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# if $named_flags != NO, named is run.
if [ "X${named_flags}" != X"NO" ]; then
	echo -n ' named';		named $named_flags
fi

# $rwhod is imported from /etc/netstart;
# if $rwhod == YES, rwhod is run.
if [ X${rwhod} = X"YES" ]; then
	echo -n ' rwhod';		rwhod
fi

# echo -n ' printer';		lpd

# $sendmail_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# If $sendmail_flags == NO or /etc/sendmail.cf doesn't exist, then
# sendmail isn't run.  We call sendmail with a full path so that
# SIGHUP works.
if [ "X${sendmail_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/sendmail.cf ]; then
	echo -n ' sendmail';		/usr/sbin/sendmail ${sendmail_flags}
fi

echo -n ' inetd';		inetd

# $rarpd_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# If $rarpd_flags == NO or /etc/ethers doesn't exist, then
# rarpd isn't run.
if [ "X${rarpd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/ethers ]; then
	echo -n ' rarpd';		rarpd ${rarpd_flags}
fi

# $bootparamd_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# If $bootparamd_flags == NO or /etc/bootparams doesn't exist, then
# bootparamd isn't run.
if [ "X${bootparamd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/bootparams ]; then
	echo -n ' rpc.bootparamd';	rpc.bootparamd ${bootparamd_flags}
fi

# $rbootd_flags is imported from /etc/netstart;
# If $rbootd_flags == NO or /etc/rbootd.conf doesn't exist, then
# rbootd isn't run.
if [ "X${rbootd_flags}" != X"NO" -a -r /etc/rbootd.conf ]; then
	echo -n ' rbootd';		rbootd ${rbootd_flags}
fi

echo '.'

. /etc/rc.local

date
exit 0
==========================================================================
#!/bin/sh -
#
#	$NetBSD: netstart,v 1.23 1995/12/30 01:30:03 thorpej Exp $
#	@(#)netstart	5.9 (Berkeley) 3/30/91

# set these to "NO" to turn them off.  otherwise, they're used as flags
routed_flags=-q
mrouted_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: mrouted_flags=""
rarpd_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: rarpd_flags="-a"
bootparamd_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: bootparamd_flags=""
rbootd_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: rbootd_flags=""
sendmail_flags=NO	# for 'normal' use: sendmail_flags="-bd -q30m"
named_flags=NO		# for 'normal' use: named_flags=""
timed_flags=NO

# set the following to "YES" to turn them on
rwhod=NO
nfs_server=NO
nfs_client=NO
gated=NO
kerberos_server=NO
amd=NO

# miscellaneous other flags
# only used if the appropriate server is marked YES above
gated_flags=
amd_dir=/amd			# AMD's mount directory
amd_master=/etc/amd/master	# AMD 'master' map

# /etc/myname contains my symbolic name
#
hostname=`cat /etc/myname`
hostname $hostname
if [ -f /etc/defaultdomain ]; then
	domainname `cat /etc/defaultdomain`
fi

# configure all of the interfaces which we know about.
# do this by reading /etc/hostname.* files, where * is the name
# of a given interface.
#
# these files are formatted like the following, but with no # at the
# beginning of the line
#
# addr_family hostname netmask broadcast_addr options
# dest dest_addr
#
# addr_family is the address family of the interface, generally inet
# hostname is the host name that belongs to the interface, in /etc/hosts.
# netmask is the network mask for the interface.
# broadcast_addr is the broadcast address for the interface
# options are misc. options to ifconfig for the interface.
#
# dest is simply the string "dest" (no quotes, though) if the interface
# has a "destination" (i.e. it's a point-to-point link, like SLIP).
# dest_addr is the hostname of the other end of the link, in /etc/hosts
#
# the only required contents of the file are the addr_family field
# and the hostname.

(
    tmp="$IFS"
    IFS="$IFS."
    set -- `echo /etc/hostname*`
    IFS=$tmp
    unset tmp

    while [ $# -ge 2 ] ; do
        shift            # get rid of "hostname"
        (
            read af name mask bcaddr extras
            read dt dtaddr 

            if [ ! -n "$name" ]; then
                echo "/etc/hostname.$1: invalid network configuration file"
                exit
            fi

	    cmd="ifconfig $1 $af $name "
	    if [ "${dt}" = "dest" ]; then cmd="$cmd $dtaddr"; fi
	    if [ -n "$mask" ]; then cmd="$cmd netmask $mask"; fi
	    if [ -n "$bcaddr" -a "X$bcaddr" != "XNONE" ]; then
		cmd="$cmd broadcast $bcaddr";
	    fi
	    cmd="$cmd $extras"

	    $cmd
        ) < /etc/hostname.$1
        shift
    done
)

# set the address for the loopback interface
ifconfig lo0 inet localhost

# use loopback, not the wire
route add $hostname localhost

# /etc/mygate, if it exists, contains the name of my gateway host
# that name must be in /etc/hosts.
if [ -f /etc/mygate ]; then
	route add default `cat /etc/mygate`
fi

# /etc/ifaliases, if it exists, contains the names of additional IP
# addresses for each interface. It is formatted as a series of lines
# that contain
# address interface
if [ -f /etc/ifaliases ]; then
(
    set -- `cat /etc/ifaliases`

    while [ $# -ge 2 ] ; do
	ifconfig $2 inet alias $1
	route add $1 localhost
        shift 2
    done
 )
fi
==========================================================================