Re: [gentoo-dev] /etc/init.d

[Yannick Koehler <yannick.koehler@colubris.com>]

Tod M. Neidt wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> On Mon, 2002-03-11 at 11:48, Yannick Koehler wrote:
> 
>>Guys,
>>
>>	not sure for anyone else but is init.d really need to be protected?  I 
>>mean does someone really change files in that directory (other than 
>>adding or removing)?
>>
> 
> I suggest that you review 'emerge --help config'
> 
> Summary:  
> 
> Protected directories are set with CONFIG_PROTECT= in /etc/make.conf
> (global setting is in /etc/make.globals).
> 
> To override for a particular directory or subdirectory use
> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK=
> 
> For example,
> 
> CONFIG_PROTECT="/etc"
> 
> to protect everything under /etc from getting automagically updated.
> 
> CONFIG_PROTECT_MASK="/etc/init.d"
> 
> if you want to allow stuff under /etc/init.d to be updated without
> review.
> 
> 
> Essentially all the functionality that you mention already exists. 
> Also, as has already been mentioned, etc-update is your friend.
> 
> Hope that helps,
> 
> tod
> 
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Great,

at last, I have the answer I was looking for.  I have not seen 
etc-update because it's a package (gentoolkit) I didn't install because 
I didn't need it.

Thanks
Yannick Koehler