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Subject: extraneous files in /etc
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>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 <rdm@cfcl.com>
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
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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 
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