On Tue, 17 Aug 1999, Denis Voitenko wrote:
> Why was Linux designed so that the IP address and host info had to be stored
> in a bunch of files spread all over the system? Wouldn't it be simpler to
> keep it all in one place?
I don't call /etc/rc.d/rc.inet1 /etc/HOSTNAME and /etc/resolve.conf all
over the place. (slackware example)
or even /etc/init.d/network and /etc/hostname and /etc/resolve.conf
(Debian example).
If you stored all settings in a single file, you would get the disaster
knowen as the "registry" (ie win 9x/nt). That is one VERY important file,
that can easily get corrupted, get's very big, and is so cryptic (to keep
size down) that most people can not under stand it.
Harry
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