On 02/09/14 14:31, VaZub wrote: > Sorry, my bad - I assumed that it was only natural for newcomers to > copy the file and edit it afterwards instead of creating it from > scratch to override some values.
If you can figure out how to help me write documentation to override people's assumptions, please let me know. I feel a Get Rich Quick coming on if you can... > Obviously, this assumption was based > on my ignorance and therefore wrong. You are also right to point out > that to "copy the lines" is not the same as "copy the whole file" - I > must have missed this particular distinction. > > The only thing I can put in my defense is that I might have been > mislead to some extent by a particular piece of text - > http://www.openbsd.org/faq/upgrade47.html#rc.conf. Of course, it is > outdated and should not be taken for granted in regards to version > 5.4, but it was one of few leads I've found when trying to fix my > problem with rc.conf.local file. And if you noticed the CONTEXT (you have in the past edited the wrong file) and the warning part in italics (delete the line that re-invokes this same file -- there twice, in slightly different wording!), it would have been quite useful today, too. > Nevertheless, please forgive me for my foolish assumptions and for > taking your time. And thanks for clearing things up. There's an art to getting people to read what is on the page and not what is in their mind. I may be better than some at this, but obviously, I have a long way to go. :) Nick.
