A little correction for 10.1 of the FreeBSD faq
Glen Barber
glen.j.barber at gmail.com
Thu Sep 30 12:17:19 UTC 2010
Hi there!
On 9/30/10 3:14 AM, dieter at schoen.or.at wrote:
> hi,
>
> First, I am a very beginner at FreeBSD.
> I found a little incorrectness in the FAQ.
>
> 10.1 contains an example how to enable a service:
>
> # echo named_enable="YES" >> /etc/rc.conf
>
> In this form the quotes will be eaten by the shell and will not make
> it into the rc.conf file.
> Something like
>
> # echo 'named_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf
>
> would work.
>
> Nevertheless, it also works without the quotes. But as quotes are used
> in all the other entries, it would also be good practise to add them
> in this example.
>
Functionality should not be affected, but I agree it would be best to
keep consistency. I have a patch pending approval to fix this
particular case.
> I do not know whether this is the right address to tell, but I am
> fascinated by BSD. I have long suffered with the horror of Windows
> and the chaos of Linux, but learning to know FreeBSD feels like coming
> home.
>
Yes, for Handbook/FAQ stuff, this is the place. Glad to hear you are
enjoying FreeBSD!
--
Glen Barber
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