I think that this script might also fill a void with using Puppet as a configuration tool. Currently Puppet, as its default behaviour, uses files in /etc/rc.conf.d to set variables. I've found this approach really lacking because you cannot do things like:
nfs_server_enable="YES" via a /etc/rc.conf.d file because multiple things (like lockd, mountd, nfsd, nfsserver, and statd) all need nfs_server_enable set, as one example. This script would provide an easy method for puppet to "edit" lines in /etc/rc.conf. I have a feature request though: How about a switch like "-c config-file" to change which file sysrc_set adds the line to. We use both /etc/rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf.local on some systems, and it would be nice to be able to specify that this particular knob should be placed in /etc/rc.conf.local. I'm unsure what should happen if -c is specified and the knob you want to change already exists in another rc.conf file: Should it be moved to the new location, or changed where it is? (Maybe that'd be yet another option to sysrc.) _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
