On March 27, 2004 12:04 pm, James K. Lowden wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, "Mark Thomas" <mark@theswamp.org> wrote:
> > WARNING: $mysqld is not set properly - see rc.conf(5).
>
> I have to admit, the message is both precise and baffling.  Ther first
> time I saw it, I didn't immediately understand that "$mysqld is not set
> properly" meant I  needed "mysqld=YES" in rc.conf.
>
> I'm not sure how to make the message clearer.  I do know one can spend a
> long time reading the rc.conf man page without seeing how it relates to
> the message.
>
> Perhaps:
>
> 	$variable is set to ''.  Set "variable=YES" in rc.conf, cf. rc.conf(5).

I don't think that that's correct.  It is possible for rc.d scripts to exist 
without actually wanting to have them start anything.  The actual message you 
want to send is;

 - WARNING: $mysqld is not set properly 
 - Set "mysqld=NO" in /etc/defaults/rc.conf.
 - To start this package at startup set "mysqld=YES" in /etc/rc.conf.

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D'Arcy J.M. Cain <darcy@netbsd.org>
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