Module Name: src
Committed By: nia
Date: Sat Aug 15 13:44:14 UTC 2020
Modified Files:
src/share/man/man8: afterboot.8
Log Message:
afterboot.8: Explain devpubd
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Index: src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8
diff -u src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.65 src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.66
--- src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8:1.65 Sat Aug 15 13:35:12 2020
+++ src/share/man/man8/afterboot.8 Sat Aug 15 13:44:14 2020
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.65 2020/08/15 13:35:12 nia Exp $
+.\" $NetBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.66 2020/08/15 13:44:14 nia Exp $
.\" $OpenBSD: afterboot.8,v 1.72 2002/02/22 02:02:33 miod Exp $
.\"
.\" Originally created by Marshall M. Midden -- 1997-10-20, [email protected]
@@ -357,6 +357,24 @@ As an alternative, compile a new kernel
.Dq GATEWAY
option.
Packets are not forwarded by default, due to RFC requirements.
+.Ss Device nodes
+By default, nodes are created in
+.Pa /dev
+for a fairly typical number of devices.
+.Pp
+However, if this system has a large number of devices connected
+(e.g. for large scale storage), you may want to enable
+.Xr devpubd 8
+to ensure a sufficient number of nodes are available.
+Set
+.Dq Va devpubd=YES
+in
+.Pa /etc/rc.conf
+to create nodes automatically during system runtime.
+You can also run the node creation script by hand:
+.Bd -literal -offset indent
+.Ic cd /dev && sh MAKEDEV
+.Ed
.Ss Secure Shell (SSH)
By default, all services are disabled in a fresh
.Nx
