Re: bin/59990: /etc/security: first run mails megabytes of output

["Greg A. Woods via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/59990; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: "Greg A. Woods" <woods%planix.ca@localhost>
To: NetBSD GNATS <gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost>
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Subject: Re: bin/59990: /etc/security: first run mails megabytes of output
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2026 13:58:02 -0800

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 At Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:50:02 +0000 (UTC), "Valery Ushakov via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost> wrote:
 Subject: Re: bin/59990: /etc/security: first run mails megabytes of output
 >
 >  On Fri, Feb 13, 2026 at 05:38:23 +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
 >
 >  >   => If that's important to avoid, you could avoid it by just running
 >  >      /etc/security once immediately after installation.
 >
 >  I try to remember and do that before I make _any_ customizations so
 >  that the r1.1 of the backup is as close to the pristine contents of
 >  /etc as possible.  Run security backup step from sysinst?
 
 I would definitely vote for having sysinst do the first run!
 
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