Re: security.conf and xdm/xfs

> hello,
>
> i set up a box with netbsd 5.0 amd64. there are no X-components installed,
> therefore the files /etc/rc.d/xdm and /etc/rc.d/xfs are missing. so
> security checks from /etc/daily always claim:
>
> Checking special files and directories.
> missing: ./etc/rc.d/xdm
> missing: ./etc/rc.d/xfs
>
>
> because of this part from man security.conf(5):
>
> The following mtree(8) tags modify how files are determined from
> /etc/mtree/special and /etc/mtree/special.local:
>     exclude  The entry is ignored; no backups are made
>              and the differences are not displayed.
>              This includes dynamic or binary files such
>              as /var/run/utmp.
>
>     nodiff   The entry is backed up but the differences
>              are not displayed because the contents of
>              the file are sensitive.  This includes
>              files such as /etc/master.passwd.
>
> i tried to block the check of those files by adding the following two lines
> to /etc/mtree/special.local:
>
> ./etc/rc.d/xdm type=file mode=0555 tags=exclude
> ./etc/rc.d/xfs type=file mode=0555 tags=exclude
>
>
> but this does not change anything. is there a way to get rid of the check
> for those files beside deleting the appropriate lines from
> /etc/mtree/special?