Re: beating mergemaster to /etc/rc.d

From: M. Warner Losh <imp_at_bsdimp.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 20:44:34 -0600 (MDT)
In message: <16749.21420.643438.983797_at_ran.psg.com>
            Randy Bush <randy_at_psg.com> writes:
: i know that when i do a mergemaster, i am about to see 666 updates
: to /etc/rc.d/*, to each of which i will have to type "qi<eol>".
: as it will be over a 9600 baud remote serial console, this is a
: pita and causes undue delay for the users.
: 
: once i boot the new kernel -sw, is it safe to
: 
:    cp /usr/src/etc/rc.d/* /etc/rc.d
: 
: and then run mergemaster -cvi?

More or less.  You get an extra Makefile if you do this.  I'd be
tempted to rm /etc/rc.d/* instead.

Warner
Received on Fri Oct 15 2004 - 00:45:39 UTC

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