On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 11:31:48AM -0300, Daniel Bolgheroni wrote: > Hi, > > according to rc.conf v1.149, nfs_server was removed and left just as > backward compatibility. > > However, manpage for rc.conf still refers to nfs_server as an example > for the second section. FAQ section 6.7 also uses nfs_server instead of > the newer nfsd_flags. > > Cheers, >
hi. note that i'm not addressing the faq issue here. regarding the man page, rc.conf(5), i have a diff. the current man page is a bit out of date. i don;t think anyone poking their nose in /etc/rc.conf will think they are looking at four sections. as time has gone on, i guess the man page has failed to address the changes being made. anyway i've clobbered it a bit. if anyone can see any problems with my approach, please mail me. jmc Index: rc.conf.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/rc.conf.8,v retrieving revision 1.19 diff -u -r1.19 rc.conf.8 --- rc.conf.8 8 Jul 2011 17:43:58 -0000 1.19 +++ rc.conf.8 15 Mar 2012 10:07:07 -0000 @@ -51,73 +51,55 @@ Variables set in this file will override variables previously set in .Pa /etc/rc.conf . .Pp -There are four sections in this file. -The first is used to turn features on or off. +Some variables are used to turn features on or off. For example, whether the system runs the -.Nm dhcpd -daemon is determined by the line in this section +.Xr dhcpd 8 +daemon is determined by the following line: .Bd -literal -offset indent -dhcpd_flags=NO # for normal use: "" +dhcpd_flags=NO # for normal use: "" .Ed .Pp -If this line is edited to contain some valid dhcpd daemon command-line -flags, such as +To run the dhcpd daemon, +add the following line to +.Nm rc.conf.local : .Bd -literal -offset indent -dhcpd_flags="-A abandoned" # for normal use: "" +dhcpd_flags="" # for normal use: "" .Ed .Pp +If instead some options are specified, then the dhcpd daemon will be started with those options. -.Pp -The second section contains some other programs that can either be run or not, -but that don't need options. -They can be set to YES or NO. -For example, the line +For example: .Bd -literal -offset indent -nfs_server=NO +dhcpd_flags="-A abandoned" # for normal use: "" .Ed .Pp -prevents the NFS server daemons from starting. -To run NFS, just change this line's value from NO to YES, -.Sy and -also make whatever changes are needed for the server -to have something to do (set up the -.Xr exports 5 -file etc.). -.Pp -The third section contains values that parameterize servers started by -one of the first two sections, and are ignored if the corresponding -server is not running. -For example, if -.Nm nfs_server , -is enabled, then the line +Other variables specify a simple YES or NO, +or simply determine the location of a file. +For example, the location of the ruleset for +.Xr pf 4 +is given thus: .Bd -literal -offset indent -nfsd_flags="-tun 4" +pf_rules=/etc/pf.conf # Packet filter rules file .Ed .Pp -provides command-line arguments for the NFS server. -.Pp -This particular line instructs -.Xr nfsd 8 -to start four copies of the server. -On a busy file server, 8 (or more) copies are recommended. -.Pp -The fourth section contains the +Finally there is the .Va pkg_scripts variable, responsible for starting and stopping .Xr rc.d 8 scripts installed by packages in the specified order. -For example, the following line +For example: .Bd -literal -offset indent pkg_scripts="dbus_daemon cupsd" .Ed .Pp -will run +This will run .Pa /etc/rc.d/dbus_daemon then .Pa /etc/rc.d/cupsd with the .Va start -argument at boot time and in reverse order with the +argument at boot time, +and in reverse order with the .Va stop argument at shutdown. .Sh SEE ALSO
