Subject: Re: dhclient and rc.d requirements
To: None <tech-userlevel@netbsd.org, tech-net@netbsd.org>
From: David Young <dyoung@pobox.com>
List: tech-net
Date: 07/10/2006 17:57:50
On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 03:54:13PM -0700, Tom Spindler wrote:
> > dhclient's /sbin/dhclient-script uses sed.  Sed is in /usr/bin, and hence
> > is available if and only if /usr is mounted.  But /usr is mounted by
> > mountcritremote, and dhclient (correctly) requires mountcritlocal.  This
> > strikes me as a bug...
> 
> If this is the line in question:
> 
>      arp -n -a | sed -n -e 's/^.*(\(.*\)) at .*$/arp -n -d \1/p' | sh
> 
> I may as well point out that, in addition, arp is in /usr/sbin.

There is a PR for the sed issue.  It is assigned to me.  I have not
touched it.  Somebody else can have it, if they have more round tuits
than I.

Dave

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