2 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8 b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
index e5aab0cdc4b1..19ae3afd13ce 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
+++ b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.8
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.\"	$Id: periodic.8,v 1.7 1998/03/23 08:26:50 charnier Exp $
+.\"	$Id: periodic.8,v 1.8 1998/12/29 22:45:15 hoek Exp $
 .\"
 .Dd 13 August 1997
 .Os FreeBSD 3.0
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ The top level directory containing
 and
 .Pa monthly
 subdirectories which contain standard system periodic executables.
-.It Pa /etc/rc.conf
+.It Pa /etc/defaults/rc.conf
 The
 .Pa rc.conf
 system registry contains a variable
diff --git a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
index 08b3c70c6fc5..b195bf8a351e 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/periodic/periodic.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/sh -
 #
-# $Id: periodic.sh,v 1.6 1998/12/29 22:48:54 hoek Exp $
+# $Id: periodic.sh,v 1.7 1999/01/01 17:37:33 billf Exp $
 #
 # Run nightly periodic scripts
 #
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
     usage
 fi
 
-# If possible, check /etc/rc.conf to see if there are additional dirs to check
-if [ -r /etc/rc.conf ] ; then
+# If possible, check the global system configuration file, 
+# to see if there are additional dirs to check
+if [ -r /etc/defaults/rc.conf ]; then
+    . /etc/defaults/rc.conf
+elif [ -r /etc/rc.conf ]; then
     . /etc/rc.conf
 fi