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243247SdillonWhen templating, ME is typically a softlink to the appropriate host
343247Sdillonsubdirectory.  This softlink is different for each machine and
443247Sdillonshould not be updated by the template process.  Any system-wise configuration
543247Sdillonfile that needs to be personalized is typically turned into a softlink
643247Sdillonthrough /conf/ME.  For example, /etc/rc.conf.local would be turned into a
743247Sdillonsoftlink pointing to /conf/ME/rc.conf.local.
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943247SdillonOn any given machine, ME is typically a link to the hostname which also
1043247Sdillonexists as a subdirectory in the /conf directory.  So, for each machine you
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1343247Sdillon	cd /conf
1443247Sdillon	ln -s this_machines_name ME
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1643247SdillonThe ME link is not used with diskless booting.  It is designed for templating
1743247Sdillonwhere each destination box has its own local disk.
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