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Re: chmod 660 on /dev/pass*


From: Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 04:09:08 +0800

Joerg Anslik wrote:

Yeah,

*SNIP*

forcing me, and god knows who else, to manually adjust the stuff after
each "make upgrade" (like I still have to with /etc/services... :).

To summarize, I *hate* performing the same task over and over again
manually. This is because I'm not a computer.


You are by no means alone, but most of us find it reasonably tolerable to use a small collection of scripts to let the computer do the drudge work. (and log it).

Mine are rewritten to be generally 'shell neutral' for portability.

YMMV, but the project needs to focus on the 'least harm' aspect.

Bill




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