need a shell script that can be executed manually or as part of the rc process. How can the script detect WHERE it is being called from to know how to handle various options.

I have a sh script im working on that is going to be able to run by the init/rc process. That same script can also be run after the system is started. I need a way to have the sh script detect WHERE in the boot process the server is when it is being executed. for example, once a login prompt app

cups-base port question

hey, I run cups for printing with the CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE=yes set in my /etc/make.conf file. I also specify NO_LPR=yes in my /etc/src.conf (yes this is on a FreeBSD 7.0 box) After reading the ports own Makefile I have a question. if the CUPS_OVERWRITE_BASE variable is set there is a section i

Re: Problem In Saving "inted.conf" .

On 4/7/08, behnam zahabi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > I have this problem: > When i make change in ''inted.conf'' (delete ''#'' ) i can't save this file > (when i want to save, it say unable to create file). > > I think it happens because this file is read only, how can i disable this?

Networking problem running inside Virtualbox

I'm trying to track down a problem that seems to have been introduced after FreeBSD 8.0. I'm trying to install FreeBSD inside a virtualbox guest whose host is a Win7 64bit box running Vbox 4.0.2 PC-BSD based on FreeBSD 8.0 works fine. But FreeBSD 8.1 does not. Here is what "does not work" means