Do the last few lines of /etc/rc.conf look like the following?
local_rcconf="/etc/rc.conf.local"
[ -f ${local_rcconf} ] && . ${local_rcconf} # Do not edit this line
Robert C Wittig wrote:
> I am running OBSD 3.9, and I finally got around to setting up PF.
>
> Following the instructions at:
>
> http://www.openbsd.org/faq/pf/config.html
>
> ...I added:
>
> pf=YES # enable PF
>
> ...to the file /etc/rc.conf.local.
>
> I had to create the file first, as it was non-existent.
>
> I also added:
>
> pf_rules=/etc/pf.conf # specify which file contains your rules
>
> ...which was suggested at another tutorial at:
>
> http://www.bgnett.no/~peter/pf/en/long-firewall.html
>
> ...and created the suggested basic ruleset (in this tutorial) for
> /etc/pf.conf.
>
> Then I rebooted, but when I ran:
>
> # pfctl -s info
>
> ...it was disabled. So I ran...
>
> # pfctl -e
>
> ...and PF was enabled, and I loaded my ruleset, and tested the setup
> from another computer on my LAN, and PF is running fine.
>
> I am curious to know why 'pf=YES' added to /etc/rc.conf.local did not
> start PF automatically on reboot, and what I might do to correct
> this.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information.
