From nobody@FreeBSD.org Mon Dec 11 22:14:22 2000 Return-Path: Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.org [216.136.204.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED8C637B400 for ; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:14:18 -0800 (PST) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.11.1/8.11.1) id eBC6EIa51656; Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:14:18 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200012120614.eBC6EIa51656@freefall.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2000 22:14:18 -0800 (PST) From: rdm@cfcl.com Sender: nobody@FreeBSD.org To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: extraneous files in /etc X-Send-Pr-Version: www-1.0 >Number: 23494 >Category: misc >Synopsis: extraneous files in /etc >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: closed >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Dec 11 22:20:01 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: Fri Dec 15 23:51:53 PST 2000 >Last-Modified: Fri Dec 15 23:53:44 PST 2000 >Originator: Rich Morin >Release: 4.1 >Organization: Canta Forda Computer Lab >Environment: FreeBSD cfcl.com 4.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.1-RELEASE #0: Fri Jul 28 14:30:31 GMT 200 0 jkh@ref4.freebsd.org:/usr/src/sys/compile/GENERIC i386 >Description: In looking over /etc, I noticed several files that really should be moved. aliases* should be in /etc/mail. dumpdates should be in /var/log. ftp{chroot,hosts,motd,users,welcome} should be in /etc/ftp. I could argue for rc* being in /etc/rc, but I can't see that happening soon (:-). >How-To-Repeat: ls /etc >Fix: move the files; update the appropriate programs and docs >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: From: Rich Morin To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Cc: Subject: Re: misc/23494: extraneous files in /etc Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2000 00:27:52 -0800 Here are a few more, as long as I'm on a roll... I fully realize that history, politics, and such may keep most of these changes from happening, but I thought I should mention the possibilities I see, if only for completeness... /etc/{modems,phones,remote} should be in /etc/tip. /etc/{master.passwd,passwd,pwd.db,pwd.db.tmp, spwd.db,spwd.db.tmp} could be in /etc/password. /etc/{networks,protocols} could be in /etc/internet. /etc/rc.* and start_if.* could be in /etc/rc. /etc/resolv.conf could be in /etc/namedb. -r -- -- Rich Morin: rdm@cfcl.com, +1 650-873-7841, http://www.cfcl.com/rdm Prime Time Freeware: info@ptf.com, +1 408-433-9662, http://www.ptf.com MacPerl: http://www.macperl.com, http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/MPPE MkLinux: http://www.mklinux.org, http://www.ptf.com/ptf/products/MKLP State-Changed-From-To: open->closed State-Changed-By: dougb State-Changed-When: Fri Dec 15 23:51:53 PST 2000 State-Changed-Why: Thank you for your suggestions, however the costs entailed in an undertaking of this magnitude far outweigh the benefits. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=23494 >Unformatted: