Subject: Re: bin/6571: If lkm=NO in /etc/rc.conf, /usr doesn't mount early enough for $ppp_peers to be used
To: None <jwise@arnor.unicast.com>
From: Dave Sainty <dave@dtsp.co.nz>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 12/13/1998 14:05:01
Jim Wise writes:
> >Number: 6571
> >Category: bin
> >Synopsis: If lkm=NO in /etc/rc.conf, /usr doesn't mount early
> enough for $ppp_peers to be used
>
>
> >Fix:
> Not sure. Perhaps pppd should be in /sbin, which would allow
> the pathlogical behavior of mounting /usr over ppp.
This seems almost definitely true, it should probably be organised
just like the SLIP userland utilities are, pppd in /sbin with
slattach, other related utilities elsewhere where appropriate
(/usr/sbin).
It's surprising it isn't there already, every other utility that's
required for bringing up network interfaces (except, quite reasonably,
gre) already lives in /sbin.