default config variable parsing order
Thomas Lange
lange at informatik.Uni-Koeln.DE
Thu Nov 28 12:40:56 CET 2002
>>>>> On Wed, 20 Nov 2002 10:37:34 -0800, "Bruce Edge" <bedge at troikanetworks.com> said:
> Currently, the dhcp parameters override those passed on the
> kernel commmand line. I'd prefer the reverse since it's easier
> to tweak cmd line args than it is to reconfig the dhcp server.
> I added an extra call to eval_cmdline in the task_confdir() func
> after the get net info stuff. What does everone think, is this
> a better default or not?
Tweaking the kernel cmd line is only easier if you are booting from
floppy. I you do not have control over your dhcp or bootp service, you
can't tweak the kernel command line. Normally a sysadmin should use
his/her dhcp or bootp server to supply theses parameters. If you
can't, it better to write a litte hook with prefix .source. This way
you do need to change the fai scripts itself and after an upgrade to a
new fai version, your installation will not be broken.
So again. Alway try to use hooks for your customization!
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regards Thomas
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