As mentioned before on misc@, some user got confused and copied the entire rc.conf file to rc.conf.local and then proceeded editing it. This patch brings the rc.conf man page closer to the text that is in the OpenBSD faq. Hopefully it will help newcomers avoiding this mistake.
Index: share/man/man8/rc.conf.8 =================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/src/share/man/man8/rc.conf.8,v retrieving revision 1.20 diff -u -p -u -r1.20 rc.conf.8 --- share/man/man8/rc.conf.8 17 Mar 2012 14:46:40 -0000 1.20 +++ share/man/man8/rc.conf.8 10 Feb 2014 19:59:00 -0000 @@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ in the series in order to set shell variables used therein to control the behaviour of the scripts. .Pp -It is advisable to leave +We strongly suggest you do not alter .Nm rc.conf -untouched, and instead create and edit a new +itself. Instead create and edit a new .Nm rc.conf.local -file. +file and copy only the variables you wish to change from +.Nm rc.conf +and adjust them as you like. Variables set in this file will override variables previously set in .Nm rc.conf . .Pp -- Giancarlo Razzolini GPG: 4096R/77B981BC
