rc.conf doesn't work after FreeBSD was updated from 5.3 to 5.4

[Norberto Meijome]

jia liu wrote:
> Sir:
> 
> 1. I delete my src directory on 5.3-release(rm -fr)
> and  was going to update to 5.4-release via source
> tree.
> 2. after cvsup, then buildworld, buildkernel,
> installkernel; finaly mergemaster, installworld on
> single user model. It seem everything is okay.
> 3. the problem happen after reboot. It is said
> '/etc/rc: WARNING: $ipfilter_enable is not set
> properly -see rc.conf(5)'...And it seems my hostname
> is 'Amnesiac', not as I typed in rc.conf. I tried to
> add or motiy some rc.conf by hand or by sysinstall.
> But it looks everything on rc.conf doesn't work.
> 
> I want to know what is the problem. Thanks.

could you please post the content of rc.conf please?

btw, you dont need to delete the src tree to upgrade...cvsup will take
longer downloading all the files rather than the changes only (though it
wont have to compare the files....hmm)

beto