editing the rc.conf
Robert Huff
roberthuff at rcn.com
Fri Aug 27 13:43:16 PDT 2004
Geert Hendrickx writes:
> You could simply rerun one/some/all of the /etc/rc-scripts,
> e.g. "sh /etc/rc.network" in your case. But I don't think this
> is recommended.
Let me second this. It is entirely possible that a script
expecting to start networking makes assumptions about the status quo
that will prove very damaging to restarting network services. (And
vice-versa.)
> However, you can learn a lot about the initialization of the
> system just by reading this scripts.
An excellent idea, especially for those who haven't done it
already.
Robert Huff
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