RC.CONF(5) BSD File Formats Manual RC.CONF(5)NAMErc.conf — system configuration information
DESCRIPTION
The file rc.conf contains descriptive information about the local host
name, configuration details for any potential network interfaces and
which services should be started up at system initial boot time. In new
installations, the rc.conf file is generally initialized by the install‐
er.
The purpose of rc.conf is not to run commands or perform system startup
actions directly. Instead, it is included by the various generic startup
scripts in /etc which conditionalize their internal actions according to
the settings found there.
The /etc/defaults/rc.conf file specifies the default settings for all the
available options, the /etc/rc.conf file specifies override settings.
Options need only be specified in /etc/rc.conf when the system adminis‐
trator wishes to override the defaults. The file /etc/rc.conf.local is
used to override settings in /etc/rc.conf for historical reasons. See
the rc_conf_files variable below.
The following list provides a name and short description for each vari‐
able that can be set in the rc.conf file. To set a variable of bool
type, specify either “YES”, “TRUE”, “ON”, or “1”. To unset, specify
“NO”, “FALSE”, “OFF”, or “0”. These values are case insensitive. The
_enable postfix in the name of a variable for starting a service can be
omitted (as in NetBSD).
rc_debug (bool) If set to “YES”, enable output of debug messages from
rc scripts. This variable can be helpful in diagnosing mis‐
takes when editing or integrating new scripts. Beware that
this produces copious output to the terminal and syslog(3).
rc_info (bool) If set to “NO”, disable informational messages from
the rc scripts. Informational messages are displayed when a
condition that is not serious enough to warrant a warning or
an error occurs.
swapfile (str) If set to “NO”, no swapfile is installed, otherwise the
value is used as the full pathname to a file to use for addi‐
tional swap space.
apm_enable (bool) If set to “YES”, enable support for Automatic Power
Management with the apm(8) command.
apmd_enable
(bool) Run apmd(8) to handle APM event from userland. This
also enables support for APM.
apmd_flags (str) If apmd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the apmd(8) daemon.
battd_enable
Enable battd(8) to monitor the status of batteries present in
the system. This also enables support for APM.
battd_flags
(str) If battd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the battd(8) daemon.
devd_enable
(bool) Run devd(8) to handle device added, removed or unknown
events from the kernel.
devd_flags (str) If devd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the devd(8) daemon.
powerd_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting this to “YES” enables
powerd(8), a CPU speed control daemon.
sensorsd_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting this to “YES” enables
sensorsd(8), a sensors monitoring and logging daemon.
sensorsd_flags
(str) Empty by default. Additional flags passed to the
sensorsd(8) program.
hotplugd_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting this to “YES” enables
hotplugd(8), a devices hot plugging monitoring daemon.
hotplugd_flags
(str) Empty by default. Additional flags passed to the
hotplugd(8) program.
pccard_ifconfig
(str) List of arguments to be passed to ifconfig(8) at boot
time or on insertion of the card (e.g. “inet 192.168.1.1
netmask 255.255.255.0” for a fixed address or “DHCP” for a
DHCP client).
pccard_ether_delay
(str) Set the delay before starting dhclient(8) in the
/etc/pccard_ether script. This defaults to 5 seconds to work
around a bug in the ed(4) driver which can lead to system
hangs when using some newer ed(4) based cards.
removable_interfaces
(str) List of removable network interfaces to be supported by
/etc/pccard_ether.
local_startup
(str) List of directories to search for startup script files.
script_name_sep
(str) The field separator to use for breaking down the list
of startup script files into individual filenames. The
default is a space. It is not necessary to change this
unless there are startup scripts with names containing spa‐
ces.
hostapd_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to start hostapd(8) at system boot time.
hostname (str) The fully qualified domain name (FQDN) of this host on
the network. This should almost certainly be set to some‐
thing meaningful, even if there is no network connection. If
dhclient(8) is used to set the hostname via DHCP, this vari‐
able should be set to an empty string.
ipv6_enable
(bool) Enable support for IPv6 networking. Note that this
requires that the kernel have been compiled with options
INET6.
nisdomainname
(str) The NIS domain name of this host, or “NO” if NIS is not
used.
dhclient_program
(str) Path to the DHCP client program (default
/sbin/dhclient).
dhclient_flags
(str) Additional flags to pass to the DHCP client program.
pf_enable (bool) Set to “YES” to load pf(4) at startup. If the kernel
was not built with device pf, the pf.ko kernel module will be
loaded. See also firewall_enable and ipfilter_enable.
pf_rules (str) Path to the pf(4) ruleset definition file.
pf_program (str) Path to pfctl(8).
pf_flags (str) If pf_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to pfctl(8) when loading the ruleset.
pflog_enable
(bool) Set this to “YES” to enable pflogd(8) which logs pack‐
ets from pf(4).
pflog_logfile
(str) If pflog_enable is set to “YES” this specifies the path
of the log file.
pflog_program
(str) Path to pflogd(8).
pflog_flags
(str) If pflog_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to pflogd(8).
firewall_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to load firewall rules at startup. If
the kernel was not built with options IPFIREWALL, the ipfw.ko
kernel module will be loaded. See also pf_enable and
ipfilter_enable.
ipv6_firewall_enable
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_enable. Set to “YES”
to load IPv6 firewall rules at startup. If the kernel was
not built with options IPV6FIREWALL, the ip6fw.ko kernel mod‐
ule will be loaded.
firewall_script
(str) The full path to the firewall script to run (default
/etc/rc.firewall).
ipv6_firewall_script
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_script.
firewall_type
(str) Names the firewall type from the selection in
/etc/rc.firewall, or the file which contains the local fire‐
wall ruleset. Valid selections from /etc/rc.firewall are:
open unrestricted IP access
closed all IP services disabled, except via “lo0”
client basic protection for a workstation on a LAN
simple alias for client.
If a filename is specified, the full path must be given.
firewall_trusted_nets
(str) List of trusted networks (if firewall_type is set to
client).
firewall_trusted_interfaces
(str) List of trusted network interfaces (if firewall_type is
set to client).
firewall_allowed_icmp_types
(str) List of allowed ICMP types (if firewall_type is set to
client).
firewall_open_tcp_ports
(str) List of TCP ports to open (if firewall_type is set to
client).
firewall_open_udp_ports
(str) List of UDP ports to open (if firewall_type is set to
client).
ipv6_firewall_type
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_type.
firewall_quiet
(bool) Set to “YES” to disable the display of firewall rules
on the console during boot.
ipv6_firewall_quiet
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_quiet.
firewall_logging
(bool) Set to “YES” to enable firewall event logging. This
is equivalent to the IPFIREWALL_VERBOSE kernel option.
ipv6_firewall_logging
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_logging.
firewall_flags
(str) Flags passed to ipfw(8) if firewall_type specifies a
filename.
ipv6_firewall_flags
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of firewall_flags.
natd_program
(str) Path to natd(8).
natd_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to enable natd(8). firewall_enable must
also be set to “YES”, and divert(4) sockets must be enabled
in the kernel.
natd_interface
(str) This is the name of the public interface on which
natd(8) should run. The interface may be given as an inter‐
face name or as an IP address.
natd_flags (str) Additional natd(8) flags should be placed here. The -n
or -a flag is automatically added with the above
natd_interface as an argument.
ipfilter_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting this to “YES” enables
ipf(8) packet filtering.
Typical usage will require putting
ipfilter_enable="YES"
ipnat_enable="YES"
ipmon_enable="YES"
ipfs_enable="YES"
into /etc/rc.conf and editing /etc/ipf.rules and
/etc/ipnat.rules appropriately.
Note that ipfilter_enable and ipnat_enable can be enabled
independently. ipmon_enable and ipfs_enable both require at
least one of ipfilter_enable and ipnat_enable to be enabled.
Having
options IPFILTER
options IPFILTER_LOG
options IPFILTER_DEFAULT_BLOCK
in the kernel configuration file is a good idea, too. See
also pf_enable and firewall_enable.
ipfilter_program
(str) Path to ipf(8) (default /sbin/ipf).
ipfilter_rules
(str) Set to /etc/ipf.rules by default. The name of the fil‐
ter rule definition file. The file is expected to be read‐
able for the ipf(8) command to execute.
ipv6_ipfilter_rules
(str) Set to /etc/ipf6.rules by default. The name of the
IPv6 filter rule definition file. The file is expected to be
readable for the ipf(8) command to execute.
ipfilter_flags
(str) Empty by default. Flags passed to the ipf(8) program.
ipnat_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Set it to “YES” to enable
ipnat(8) network address translation. See ipfilter_enable
for a detailed discussion.
ipnat_program
(str) Path to ipnat(8) (default /sbin/ipnat).
ipnat_rules
(str) Set to /etc/ipnat.rules by default. The name of the
file holding the network address translation definition.
This file is expected to be readable for the ipnat(8) command
to execute.
ipnat_flags
(str) Empty by default. Flags passed to the ipnat(8) pro‐
gram.
ipmon_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Set it to “YES” to enable
ipmon(8) monitoring (logging ipf(8) and ipnat(8) events).
Setting this variable needs setting ipfilter_enable or
ipnat_enable too. See ipfilter_enable for a detailed discus‐
sion.
ipmon_program
(str) Path to ipmon(8) (default /sbin/ipmon).
ipmon_flags
(str) Set to “-Ds” by default. Flags passed to the ipmon(8)
program. Another typical example would be “-D
/var/log/ipflog” to have ipmon(8) log directly to a file
bypassing syslogd(8). Make sure to adjust
/etc/newsyslog.conf in such case like this:
/var/log/ipflog 640 10 100 * Z /var/run/ipmon.pid
ipfs_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Set it to “YES” to enable
ipfs(8) saving the filter and NAT state tables during shut‐
down and reloading them during startup again. Setting this
variable needs setting ipfilter_enable or ipnat_enable to
“YES” too. See ipfilter_enable for a detailed discussion.
Note that if kern_securelevel is set to 3, ipfs_enable cannot
be used because the raised securelevel will prevent ipfs(8)
from saving the state tables at shutdown time.
ipfs_program
(str) Path to ipfs(8) (default /sbin/ipfs).
ipfs_flags (str) Empty by default. Flags passed to the ipfs(8) program.
tcp_extensions
(bool) Set to “YES” by default. Setting this to “NO” dis‐
ables certain TCP options as described by RFC 1323. Setting
this to “NO” might help remedy such problems with connections
as randomly hanging or other weird behavior. Some network
devices are known to be broken with respect to these options.
log_in_vain
(int) Set to 0 by default. The sysctl(8) variables,
net.inet.tcp.log_in_vain and net.inet.udp.log_in_vain, as
described in tcp(4) and udp(4), are set to the given value.
tcp_keepalive
(bool) Set to “YES” by default. Setting to “NO” will disable
probing idle TCP connections to verify that the peer is still
up and reachable.
tcp_drop_synfin
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting to “YES” will cause
the kernel to ignore TCP frames that have both the SYN and
FIN flags set. This prevents OS fingerprinting, but may
break some legitimate applications. This option is only
available if the kernel was built with the TCP_DROP_SYNFIN
option.
icmp_drop_redirect
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting to “YES” will cause
the kernel to ignore ICMP REDIRECT packets. Refer to icmp(4)
for more information.
icmp_log_redirect
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. Setting to “YES” will cause
the kernel to log ICMP REDIRECT packets. Note that the log
messages are not rate-limited, so this option should only be
used for troubleshooting networks. Refer to icmp(4) for more
information.
icmp_bmcastecho
(bool) Set to “YES” to respond to broadcast or multicast ICMP
ping packets. Refer to icmp(4) for more information.
ip_portrange_first
(int) If not set to “NO”, this is the first port in the
default portrange. Refer to ip(4) for more information.
ip_portrange_last
(int) If not set to “NO”, this is the last port in the
default portrange. Refer to ip(4) for more information.
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩
(str) Configuration for “interface”. Typically includes IP
address. Assuming that the interface in question was ed0, it
might look something like this:
ifconfig_ed0="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffff0000"
If the /etc/start_if.⟨interface⟩ file is present, it is read
and executed by the sh(1) interpreter before configuring the
interface as specified in the ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ and
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩_alias⟨n⟩ variables.
It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by adding
“DHCP” to the ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ variable. For instance,
to initialize the ed0 device via DHCP, it is possible to use
something like:
ifconfig_ed0="DHCP"
If a wlans_⟨interface⟩ variable is set, an wlan(4) interface
will be created for each item in the list with the wlandev
argument set to interface. Further wlan cloning arguments
may be passed to the ifconfig(8) create command by setting
the create_args_⟨interface⟩ variable. One or more wlan(4)
devices must be created for each wireless devices as of
DragonFly 2.5. Debugging flags for wlan(4) devices as set by
wlandebug(8) may be specified with an wlandebug_⟨interface⟩
variable. The contents of this variable will be passed
directly to wlandebug(8).
Also, if your interface needs WPA authentication, it is pos‐
sible to add “WPA” to the ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ variable.
This will start wpa_supplicant(8). See
wpa_supplicant.conf(5) for configuring authentication infor‐
mation.
Finally, you can add ifconfig(8) options in this variable, in
addition to the /etc/start_if.⟨interface⟩ file. For
instance, to initialize the wi0 device via DHCP, using WPA
authentication and 802.11b mode, it is possible to use some‐
thing like:
ifconfig_wi0="up DHCP WPA mode 11b"
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩_alias⟨n⟩
(str) Configuration to establish an additional network
address for “interface”. Assuming that the interface in
question was ed0, it might look something like this:
ifconfig_ed0_alias0="inet 127.0.0.253 netmask 0xffffffff"
ifconfig_ed0_alias1="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff"
And so on. For each ifconfig_⟨interface⟩_alias⟨n⟩ entry that
is found, its contents are passed to ifconfig(8). Execution
stops at the first unsuccessful access, so if something like
this is present:
ifconfig_ed0_alias0="inet 127.0.0.251 netmask 0xffffffff"
ifconfig_ed0_alias1="inet 127.0.0.252 netmask 0xffffffff"
ifconfig_ed0_alias2="inet 127.0.0.253 netmask 0xffffffff"
ifconfig_ed0_alias4="inet 127.0.0.254 netmask 0xffffffff"
Then note that alias4 would not be added since the search
would stop with the missing alias3 entry.
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩_name
(str) New name for “interface”. It is possible to rename
interface by doing:
ifconfig_ed0_name="net0"
ifconfig_net0="inet 10.0.0.1 netmask 0xffff0000"
network_interfaces
(str) The list of network interfaces to configure on this
host, or “auto” to configure all network interfaces (default
“auto”). For example, if the only network devices to be con‐
figured are the loopback device (lo0) and a NIC using the
ed(4) driver, this could be set to “lo0 ed0”. An
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ variable is assumed to exist for each
value of interface.
ipv6_network_interfaces
(str) This is the IPv6 equivalent of network_interfaces.
Instead of setting the ifconfig variables as
ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ they should be set as
ipv6_ifconfig_⟨interface⟩. Aliases should be set as
ipv6_ifconfig_⟨interface⟩_alias⟨n⟩. Interfaces that do not
have a ipv6_ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ setting will be auto config‐
ured by rtsol(8) if the ipv6_gateway_enable is set to “NO”.
Note that the IPv6 networking code does not support the
/etc/start_if.⟨interface⟩ files.
ipv6_prefix_⟨interface⟩
(str) Assign prefix to interface, prefixlen 64 is used.
ipv6_default_interface
(str) If not set to “NO”, this is the default output inter‐
face for scoped addresses. Now this works only for IPv6 link
local multicast addresses.
cloned_interfaces
(str) Set to the list of clonable network interfaces to cre‐
ate on this host. Entries in cloned_interfaces are automati‐
cally appended to network_interfaces for configuration.
gif_interfaces
(str) Set to the list of gif(4) tunnel interfaces to config‐
ure on this host. A gifconfig_⟨interface⟩ variable is
assumed to exist for each value of interface. The value of
this variable is used to configure the link layer of the tun‐
nel according to the syntax of the tunnel option to
ifconfig(8). Additionally, this option ensures that each
listed interface is created via the create option to
ifconfig(8) before attempting to configure it.
sppp_interfaces
(str) Set to the list of sppp(4) interfaces to configure on
this host. A spppconfig_⟨interface⟩ variable is assumed to
exist for each value of interface. Each interface should
also be configured by a general ifconfig_⟨interface⟩ setting.
Refer to spppcontrol(8) for more information about available
options.
ppp_enable (bool) If set to “YES”, run the ppp(8) daemon.
ppp_mode (str) Mode in which to run the ppp(8) daemon. Accepted modes
are “auto”, “ddial”, “direct” and “dedicated”. See the man‐
ual for a full description.
ppp_nat (bool) If set to “YES”, enables network address translation.
Used in conjunction with gateway_enable allows hosts on pri‐
vate network addresses access to the Internet using this host
as a network address translating router.
ppp_profile
(str) The name of the profile to use from /etc/ppp/ppp.conf.
ppp_user (str) The name of the user under which ppp(8) should be
started. By default, ppp(8) is started as “root”.
rc_conf_files
(str) This option is used to specify a list of files that
will override the settings in /etc/defaults/rc.conf. The
files will be read in the order in which they are specified
and should include the full path to the file. By default,
the files specified are /etc/rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf.local
fsck_y_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, fsck(8) will be run with the -y flag
if the initial preen of the file systems fails.
netfs_types
(str) List of file system types that are network-based. This
list should generally not be modified by end users. Use
extra_netfs_types instead.
extra_netfs_types
(str) If set to something other than “NO” (the default), this
variable extends the list of file system types for which
automatic mounting at startup by rc(8) should be delayed
until the network is initialized. It should contain a white‐
space-separated list of network file system descriptor pairs,
each consisting of a file system type as passed to mount(8)
and a human-readable, one-word description, joined with a
colon (‘:’). Extending the default list in this way is only
necessary when third party file system types are used.
devfs_config_files
(str) This option is used to specify a list of configuration
files containing devfs(5) rules that will be applied by
devfsctl(8) in the order in which they are specified and must
include the full path to the file.
syslogd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the syslogd(8) daemon.
syslogd_program
(str) Path to syslogd(8) (default /usr/sbin/syslogd).
syslogd_flags
(str) If syslogd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to syslogd(8).
inetd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the inetd(8) daemon.
inetd_program
(str) Path to inetd(8) (default /usr/sbin/inetd).
inetd_flags
(str) If inetd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to inetd(8).
rwhod_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rwhod(8) daemon at boot time.
rwhod_flags
(str) If rwhod_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to it.
amd_enable (bool) If set to “YES”, run the amd(8) daemon at boot time.
amd_flags (str) If amd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to it. See the amd(8) manpage for more information.
amd_map_program
(str) If set, the specified program is run to get the list of
amd(8) maps. For example, if the amd(8) maps are stored in
NIS, one can set this to run ypcat(1) to get a list of amd(8)
maps from the amd.master NIS map.
update_motd
(bool) If set to “YES”, /etc/motd will be updated at boot
time to reflect the kernel release being run. If set to
“NO”, /etc/motd will not be updated.
nfs_client_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, setup NFS client parameters at boot
time.
nfs_access_cache
(int) If nfs_client_enable is set to “YES”, this can be set
to “0” to disable NFS ACCESS RPC caching, or to the number of
seconds for which NFS ACCESS results should be cached. A
value of 2-10 seconds will substantially reduce network traf‐
fic for many NFS operations. The default is 5 seconds. Note
that the attribute cache holds stat information only. The
NFS data cache is independent of the attribute cache and is
only invalidated when the client detects that the server has
modified the underlying file. This value specifies a maximum
timeout. The NFS client will automatically use a shorter
timeout for files which have been recently modified.
nfs_neg_cache
(int) If nfs_client_enable is set to “YES”, this can be set
to “0” to disable the caching of NEGATIVE LOOKUPS (lookups of
non-existent filenames), or to the number of seconds for
which negative lookups should be cached. A value of 2-10
seconds will substantially reduce network traffic for many
NFS operations, especially source code builds. The default
is 3 seconds.
nfs_server_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the NFS server daemons at boot
time.
nfs_server_flags
(str) If nfs_server_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the nfsd(8) daemon.
mountd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, and no nfs_server_enable is set,
start mountd(8), but not nfsd(8) daemon. It is commonly
needed to run CFS without real NFS used.
mountd_flags
(str) If mountd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to the mountd(8) daemon.
weak_mountd_authentication
(bool) If set to “YES”, allow services like PCNFSD to make
non-privileged mount requests.
nfs_reserved_port_only
(bool) If set to “YES”, provide NFS services only on a secure
port.
nfs_bufpackets
(int) If set to a number, indicates the number of packets
worth of socket buffer space to reserve on an NFS client.
The kernel default is typically 4. Using a higher number may
be useful on gigabit networks to improve performance. The
minimum value is 2 and the maximum is 64.
rpc_umntall_enable
(bool) If set to “YES” (default) and we are also an NFS
client, run rpc.umntall(8) at boot time to clear out old
mounts on remote servers. If set to “NO” then rpc.umntall(8)
will not be run at boot time.
rpc_lockd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES” and also an NFS server, run
rpc.lockd(8) at boot time.
rpc_lockd_flags
(str) If rpc_lockd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to rpc.lockd(8).
rpc_statd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES” and also an NFS server, run
rpc.statd(8) at boot time.
rpc_statd_flags
(str) If rpc_statd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to rpc.statd(8).
rpcbind_program
(str) Path to program for rpcbind daemon (default
/usr/sbin/rpcbind).
rpcbind_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run rpcbind_program at boot time.
rpcbind_flags
(str) If rpcbind_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to rpcbind_program.
keyserv_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the keyserv(8) daemon on boot for
running Secure RPC.
keyserv_flags
(str) If keyserv_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to keyserv(8) daemon.
pppoed_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the pppoed(8) daemon at boot time
to provide PPP over Ethernet services.
pppoed_provider
(str) pppoed(8) listens to requests to this provider and
ultimately runs ppp(8) with a system argument of the same
name.
pppoed_flags
(str) Additional flags to pass to pppoed(8).
pppoed_interface
(str) The network interface to run pppoed(8) on. This is
mandatory when pppoed_enable is set to “YES”.
timed_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the timed(8) service at boot
time. This command is intended for networks of machines
where a consistent “network time” for all hosts must be
established. This is often useful in large NFS environments
where time stamps on files are expected to be consistent net‐
work-wide.
timed_flags
(str) If timed_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the timed(8) service.
dntpd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run dntpd(8) at system boot time.
dntpd_program
(str) Path to dntpd(8) (default /usr/sbin/dntpd).
dntpd_flags
(str) If dntpd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the dntpd(8) daemon.
btconfig_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, configure Bluetooth devices via
btconfig(8) at system boot time.
btconfig_devices
(str) If btconfig_enable is set to “YES”, this is the list of
Bluetooth devices to configure. If btconfig_devices is not
specified, all devices known to the system will be config‐
ured. A btconfig_⟨device⟩ variable can be set to specify
parameters to be passed to device.
btconfig_args
(str) If btconfig_enable is set to “YES”, this is the list of
configuration parameters to pass to all Bluetooth devices.
sdpd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the Service Discovery Profile
daemon (sdpd(8)) at system boot time.
sdpd_flags (str) If sdpd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the sdpd(8) daemon.
bthcid_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the Bluetooth Link Key/PIN Code
Manager daemon (bthcid(8)) at system boot time.
bthcid_flags
(str) If bthcid_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to the bthcid(8) daemon.
nis_client_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the ypbind(8) service at system
boot time.
nis_client_flags
(str) If nis_client_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the ypbind(8) service.
nis_ypset_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the ypset(8) daemon at system
boot time.
nis_ypset_flags
(str) If nis_ypset_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the ypset(8) daemon.
nis_server_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the ypserv(8) daemon at system
boot time.
nis_server_flags
(str) If nis_server_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the ypserv(8) daemon.
nis_ypxfrd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rpc.ypxfrd(8) daemon at sys‐
tem boot time.
nis_ypxfrd_flags
(str) If nis_ypxfrd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the rpc.ypxfrd(8) daemon.
nis_yppasswdd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rpc.yppasswdd(8) daemon at
system boot time.
nis_yppasswdd_flags
(str) If nis_yppasswdd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the rpc.yppasswdd(8) daemon.
rpc_ypupdated_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rpc.ypupdated daemon at sys‐
tem boot time.
defaultrouter
(str) If not set to “NO”, create a default route to this host
name or IP address (use an IP address if this router is also
required to get to the name server!).
ipv6_defaultrouter
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of defaultrouter.
static_routes
(str) Set to the list of static routes that are to be added
at system boot time. If not set to “NO” then for each white‐
space separated element in the value, a route_⟨element⟩ vari‐
able is assumed to exist whose contents will later be passed
to a “route add” operation.
ipv6_static_routes
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of static_routes. If not set to
“NO” then for each whitespace separated element in the value,
a ipv6_route_⟨element⟩ variable is assumed to exist whose
contents will later be passed to a “route add -inet6” opera‐
tion.
gateway_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, configure host to act as an IP
router, e.g. to forward packets between interfaces.
ipv6_gateway_enable
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of gateway_enable.
router_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run a routing daemon of some sort,
based on the settings of router_program and router_flags.
ipv6_router_enable
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of router_enable. If set to
“YES”, run a routing daemon of some sort, based on the set‐
tings of ipv6_router_program and ipv6_router_flags.
router_program
(str) If router_enable is set to “YES”, this is the name of
the routing daemon to use (default /sbin/routed).
ipv6_router_program
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of router_program (default
/sbin/route6d).
router_flags
(str) If router_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to the routing daemon.
ipv6_router_flags
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of router_flags.
mrouted_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the multicast routing daemon,
mrouted(8).
mroute6d_enable
(bool) The IPv6 equivalent of mrouted_enable. If set to
“YES”, run the IPv6 multicast routing daemon. Note that no
IPv6 multicast routing daemon is included in the DragonFly
base system but pim6dd(8) can be installed from the pkgsrc(7)
collection.
mrouted_flags
(str) If mrouted_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to the mrouted(8) daemon.
mroute6d_flags
(str) The IPv6 equivalent of mrouted_flags. If
mroute6d_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags passed
to the IPv6 multicast routing daemon.
mroute6d_program
(str) If mroute6d_enable is set to “YES”, this is the path to
the IPv6 multicast routing daemon.
rtadvd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rtadvd(8) daemon at boot
time. rtadvd(8) will only run if ipv6_gateway_enable is also
set to “YES”. The rtadvd(8) utility sends router advertise‐
ment packets to the interfaces specified in
rtadvd_interfaces. rtadvd(8) and should only be enabled with
great care. You may want to fine-tune rtadvd.conf(5).
rtadvd_interfaces
(str) If rtadvd_enable is set to “YES” this is the list of
interfaces to use.
rtsold_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rtsold(8) daemon at boot
time. The rtsold(8) daemon is used for automatic discovery
of non-link local addresses.
rtsold_flags
(str) If rtsold_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
to pass to the rtsold(8) daemon.
ipxgateway_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, enable the routing of IPX traffic.
ipxrouted_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the IPXrouted(8) daemon at system
boot time.
ipxrouted_flags
(str) If ipxrouted_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the IPXrouted(8) daemon.
arpproxy_all
(bool) If set to “YES”, enable global proxy ARP.
forward_sourceroute
(bool) If set to “YES” and gateway_enable is also set to
“YES”, source-routed packets are forwarded.
accept_sourceroute
(bool) If set to “YES”, the system will accept source-routed
packets directed at it.
rarpd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the rarpd(8) daemon at system
boot time.
rarpd_flags
(str) If rarpd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the rarpd(8) daemon.
bootparamd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the bootparamd(8) daemon at sys‐
tem boot time.
bootparamd_flags
(str) If bootparamd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags to pass to the bootparamd(8) daemon.
stf_interface_ipv4addr
(str) If not set to “NO”, this is the local IPv4 address for
6to4 (IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling interface). Specify this
entry to enable the 6to4 interface.
stf_interface_ipv4plen
(int) Prefix length for 6to4 IPv4 addresses, to limit peer
address range. An effective value is 0-31.
stf_interface_ipv6_ifid
(str) IPv6 interface ID for stf(4). This can be set to
“AUTO”.
stf_interface_ipv6_slaid
(str) IPv6 Site Level Aggregator for stf(4).
ipv6_faith_prefix
(str) If not set to “NO”, this is the faith prefix to enable
a FAITH IPv6-to-IPv4 TCP translator. You also need faithd(8)
setup.
ipv6_ipv4mapping
(bool) If set to “YES” this enables IPv4 mapped IPv6 address
communication (like ::ffff:a.b.c.d).
atm_enable (bool) Set to “YES” to enable the configuration of ATM inter‐
faces at system boot time. For all of the ATM variables
described below, please refer to the atm(8) man page for fur‐
ther details on the available command parameters. Also refer
to the files in /usr/share/examples/atm for more detailed
configuration information.
atm_netif_⟨intf⟩
(str) For the ATM physical interface intf, this variable
defines the name prefix and count for the ATM network inter‐
faces to be created. The value will be passed as the parame‐
ters of an “atm set netif intf” command.
atm_sigmgr_⟨intf⟩
(str) For the ATM physical interface intf, this variable
defines the ATM signalling manager to be used. The value
will be passed as the parameters of an “atm attach intf” com‐
mand.
atm_prefix_⟨intf⟩
(str) For the ATM physical interface intf, this variable
defines the NSAP prefix for interfaces using a UNI signalling
manager. If set to “ILMI”, the prefix will automatically be
set via the ilmid(8) daemon. Otherwise, the value will be
passed as the parameters of an “atm set prefix intf” command.
atm_macaddr_⟨intf⟩
(str) For the ATM physical interface intf, this variable
defines the MAC address for interfaces using a UNI signalling
manager. If set to “NO”, the hardware MAC address contained
in the ATM interface card will be used. Otherwise, the value
will be passed as the parameters of an “atm set mac intf”
command.
atm_arpserver_⟨netif⟩
(str) For the ATM network interface netif, this variable
defines the ATM address for a host which is to provide ATMARP
service. This variable is only applicable to interfaces
using a UNI signalling manager. If set to “local”, this host
will become an ATMARP server. The value will be passed as
the parameters of an “atm set arpserver netif” command.
atm_scsparp_⟨netif⟩
(bool) If set to “YES”, SCSP/ATMARP service for the network
interface netif will be initiated using the scspd(8) and
atmarpd(8) daemons. This variable is only applicable if
atm_arpserver_⟨netif⟩ is set to “local”.
atm_arps (str) Set to the list of permanent ATM ARP entries to be
added at system boot time. For each whitespace separated
element in the value, an atm_arp_⟨element⟩ variable is
assumed to exist. The value of each of these variables will
be passed as the parameters of an “atm add arp” command.
keybell (str) The keyboard bell sound. Set to “normal”, “visual”,
“off”, or “NO” if the default behavior is desired. For
details, refer to the kbdcontrol(1) manpage.
keymap (str) If set to “NO”, no keymap is installed, otherwise the
value is used to install the keymap file in
/usr/share/syscons/keymaps/⟨value⟩.kbd.
keyrate (str) The keyboard repeat speed. Set to “slow”, “normal”,
“fast”, or “NO” if the default behavior is desired.
keychange (str) If not set to “NO”, attempt to program the function
keys with the value. The value should be a single string of
the form: “funkey_number new_value [funkey_number new_value
...]”.
cursor (str) Can be set to the value of “normal”, “blink”,
“destructive”, or “NO” to set the cursor behavior explicitly
or choose the default behavior.
scrnmap (str) If set to “NO”, no screen map is installed, otherwise
the value is used to install the screen map file in
/usr/share/syscons/scrnmaps/⟨value⟩.
font8x16 (str) If set to “NO”, the default 8x16 font value is used for
screen size requests, otherwise the value in
/usr/share/syscons/fonts/⟨value⟩ is used.
font8x14 (str) If set to “NO”, the default 8x14 font value is used for
screen size requests, otherwise the value in
/usr/share/syscons/fonts/⟨value⟩ is used.
font8x8 (str) If set to “NO”, the default 8x8 font value is used for
screen size requests, otherwise the value in
/usr/share/syscons/fonts/⟨value⟩ is used.
blanktime (int) If set to “NO”, the default screen blanking interval is
used, otherwise it is set to value seconds.
saver (str) If not set to “NO”, this is the actual screen saver to
use (blank, snake, daemon, etc).
moused_enable
(str) If set to “YES”, the moused(8) daemon is started for
doing cut/paste selection on the console.
moused_type
(str) This is the protocol type of the mouse connected to
this host. This variable must be set if moused_enable is set
to “YES”. The moused(8) daemon is able to detect the appro‐
priate mouse type automatically in many cases. Set this
variable to “auto” to let the daemon detect it, or select one
from the following list if the automatic detection fails.
If the mouse is attached to the PS/2 mouse port, choose
“auto” or “ps/2”, regardless of the brand and model of the
mouse. Likewise, if the mouse is attached to the bus mouse
port, choose “auto” or “busmouse”. All other protocols are
for serial mice and will not work with the PS/2 and bus mice.
If this is a USB mouse, “auto” is the only protocol type
which will work.
microsoft Microsoft mouse (serial)
intellimouse Microsoft IntelliMouse (serial)
mousesystems Mouse systems Corp. mouse (serial)
mmseries MM Series mouse (serial)
logitech Logitech mouse (serial)
busmouse A bus mouse
mouseman Logitech MouseMan and TrackMan (serial)
glidepoint ALPS GlidePoint (serial)
thinkingmouse Kensington ThinkingMouse (serial)
ps/2 PS/2 mouse
mmhittab MM HitTablet (serial)
x10mouseremote X10 MouseRemote (serial)
versapad Interlink VersaPad (serial)
Even if the mouse is not in the above list, it may be compat‐
ible with one in the list. Refer to the man page for
moused(8) for compatibility information.
It should also be noted that while this is enabled, any other
client of the mouse (such as an X server) should access the
mouse through the virtual mouse device, /dev/sysmouse, and
configure it as a “sysmouse” type mouse, since all mouse data
is converted to this single canonical format when using
moused(8). If the client program does not support the
“sysmouse” type, specify the “mousesystems” type. It is the
second preferred type.
moused_port
(str) If moused_enable is set to “YES”, this is the actual
port the mouse is on. It might be /dev/cuaa0 for a COM1
serial mouse, /dev/psm0 for a PS/2 mouse or /dev/mse0 for a
bus mouse, for example.
moused_flags
(str) If moused_type is set, these are the additional flags
to pass to the moused(8) daemon.
mousechar_start
(int) If set to “NO”, the default mouse cursor character
range 0xd0-0xd3 is used, otherwise the range start is set to
value character, see vidcontrol(1). Use if the default range
is occupied in the language code table.
vidhistory (int) Set the size of the history (scrollback) buffer in
lines.
allscreens_flags
(str) If set, vidcontrol(1) is run with these options for
each of the virtual terminals (/dev/ttyv*). For example, “-m
on” will enable the mouse pointer on all virtual terminals if
moused_enable is set to “YES”.
allscreens_kbdflags
(str) If set, kbdcontrol(1) is run with these options for
each of the virtual terminals (/dev/ttyv*). For example, “-h
200” will set the syscons(4) scrollback (history) buffer to
200 lines.
cron_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the cron(8) daemon at system boot
time.
cron_program
(str) Path to cron(8) (default /usr/sbin/cron).
cron_flags (str) If cron_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to cron(8).
lpd_program
(str) Path to lpd(8) (default /usr/sbin/lpd).
lpd_enable (bool) If set to “YES”, run the lpd(8) daemon at system boot
time.
lpd_flags (str) If lpd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the lpd(8) daemon.
nscd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the nscd(8) daemon at system boot
time.
mixer_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, preserve mixer(8) settings across
reboots.
mta_start_script
(str) The full path to the script to run to start a mail
transfer agent. The default is /etc/rc.sendmail. The
sendmail_* variables which /etc/rc.sendmail uses are docu‐
mented in the rc.sendmail(8) man page.
fixbootfile
(bool) In a ‘HAMMER ROOT with UFS /boot’ setup, the boot
loader will not set up the kern.bootfile sysctl correctly.
The system will attempt to fix this on its own. Set this
variable to “NO” to turn this behavior off.
dumpdev (str) Indicates the device (usually a swap partition) to
which a crash dump should be written in the event of a system
crash. The value of this variable is passed as the argument
to dumpon(8) and savecore(8). To disable crash dumps, set
this variable to “NO”.
dumpdir (str) When the system reboots after a crash and a crash dump
is found on the device specified by the dumpdev variable,
savecore(8) will save that crash dump and a copy of the ker‐
nel to the directory specified by the dumpdir variable. The
default value is /var/crash. Set to “NO” to not run
savecore(8) at boot time when dumpdir is set.
savecore_flags
(str) If crash dumps are enabled, these are the flags to pass
to the savecore(8) utility.
crashinfo_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to turn on automatic crash dump summary
generation using the utility specified by the
crashinfo_program variable.
crashinfo_program
(str) Program to run to generate a crash dump summary if the
variable crashinfo_enable is set to “YES”. The default value
is /usr/sbin/crashinfo.
enable_quotas
(bool) Set to “YES” to turn on user disk quotas on system
startup via the quotaon(8) command.
check_quotas
(bool) Set to “YES” to enable user disk quota checking via
the quotacheck(8) command.
accounting_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to enable system accounting through the
accton(8) facility.
linux_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to enable Linux/ELF binary emulation at
system initial boot time.
sysvipc_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, load System V IPC primitives at boot
time.
cleanvar_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to have /var/run, /var/spool/lock and
/var/spool/uucp/.Temp/* cleaned at startup.
clear_tmp_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to have /tmp cleaned at startup.
ldconfig_paths
(str) Set to the list of shared library paths to use with
ldconfig(8). NOTE: /usr/lib will always be added first, so
it need not appear in this list.
ldconfig_insecure
(bool) The ldconfig(8) utility normally refuses to use direc‐
tories which are writable by anyone except root. Set this
variable to “YES” to disable that security check during sys‐
tem startup.
kern_securelevel
(int) The kernel security level to set at startup. The
allowed range of value ranges from -1 (the compile time
default) to 3 (the most secure). See init(8) for the list of
possible security levels and their effect on system opera‐
tion.
start_vinum
(bool) Set to “YES” to start vinum(8) at system boot time.
sshd_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to start sshd(8) at system boot time.
sshd_program
(str) Path to the SSH server program (default
/usr/sbin/sshd).
sshd_flags (str) If sshd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the sshd(8) daemon.
ftpd_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to start ftpd(8) at system boot time.
ftpd_flags (str) If ftpd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags to
pass to the ftpd(8) daemon.
usbd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run the usbd(8) daemon at boot time.
usbd_flags (str) If usbd_enable is set to “YES”, these are the flags
passed to usbd(8) daemon.
watchdogd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, start the watchdogd(8) daemon at boot
time. This requires that the kernel have been compiled with
options WATCHDOG.
jail_enable
(bool) If set to “NO”, any configured jails will not be
started.
jail_list (str) A space separated list of names for jails. This is
purely a configuration aid to help identify and configure
multiple jails. The names specified in this list will be
used to identify settings common to an instance of a jail.
Assuming that the jail in question was named vjail, you would
have the following dependent variables:
jail_vjail_hostname="jail.example.com"
jail_vjail_ip="192.168.1.100"
jail_vjail_rootdir="/var/jails/vjail/root"
jail_flags (str) Unset by default. When set, use as default value for
jail_⟨jname⟩_flags for every jail in jail_list.
jail_interface
(str) Unset by default. When set, use as default value for
jail_⟨jname⟩_interface for every jail in jail_list.
jail_fstab (str) Unset by default. When set, use as default value for
jail_⟨jname⟩_fstab for every jail in jail_list.
jail_mount_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, sets
jail_⟨jname⟩_mount_enable to “YES” by default for every jail
in jail_list.
jail_fdesc_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, sets
jail_⟨jname⟩_fdesc_enable to “YES” by default for every jail
in jail_list.
jail_procfs_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, sets
jail_⟨jname⟩_fdesc_enable to “YES” by default for every jail
in jail_list.
jail_exec_start
(str) Unset by default. When set, use as default value for
jail_⟨jname⟩_exec_start for every jail in jail_list.
jail_exec_stop
Unset by default. When set, use as default value for
jail_⟨jname⟩_exec_stop for every jail in jail_list.
jail_⟨jname⟩_rootdir
(str) Unset by default. Set to the root directory used by
jail jname.
jail_⟨jname⟩_hostname
(str) Unset by default. Set to the fully qualified domain
name (FQDN) assigned to jail jname.
jail_⟨jname⟩_ip
(str) Unset by default. Set to the IP address assigned to
jail jname.
jail_⟨jname⟩_flags
(str) Set to “-l -U root” by default. These are flags to
pass to jail(8).
jail_⟨jname⟩_interface
(str) Unset by default. When set, sets the interface to use
when setting IP address alias. Note that the alias is cre‐
ated at jail startup and removed at jail shutdown.
jail_⟨jname⟩_fstab
(str) Set to /etc/fstab.⟨jname⟩ by default. This is the file
system information file to use for jail jname.
jail_⟨jname⟩_mount_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, mount all
file systems from jail_⟨jname⟩_fstab at jail startup.
jail_⟨jname⟩_fdesc_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, mount the
file-descriptor file system inside jail jname at jail
startup.
jail_⟨jname⟩_procfs_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, mount the
process file system inside jail jname at jail startup.
jail_⟨jname⟩_exec_start
(str) Set to “/bin/sh /etc/rc” by default. This is the com‐
mand executed at jail startup.
jail_⟨jname⟩_exec_stop
(str) Set to “/bin/sh /etc/rc.shutdown” by default. This is
the command executed at jail shutdown.
jail_set_hostname_allow
(bool) If set to “NO”, do not allow the root user in a jail
to set its hostname.
jail_socket_unixiproute_only
(bool) If set to “YES”, do not allow any sockets, besides
UNIX/IP/route sockets, to be used within a jail.
jail_sysvipc_allow
(bool) If set to “YES”, allow applications within a jail to
use System V IPC.
lvm_enable (bool) If set to “YES” LVM volumes will be discovered and
configured on boot.
newsyslog_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, run newsyslog(8) before syslogd
starts.
newsyslog_flags
(str) If newsyslog_enable is set to “YES”, these are the
flags passed to newsyslog(8).
resident_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, make the dynamic binaries listed in
/etc/resident.conf resident.
varsym_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, process /etc/varsym.conf to set sys‐
tem-wide variables for variant symlinks.
rand_irqs (str) Set either to “NO” or a whitespace separated list of
IRQ numbers which will be used as a source of randomness.
isdn_enable
(bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, starts the
isdnd(8) daemon at system boot time.
isdn_flags (str) Set to “-dn -d0x1f9” by default. Additional flags to
pass to isdnd(8) (but see isdn_fsdev and isdn_ttype for cer‐
tain tunable parameters).
isdn_ttype (str) Set to “cons25” by default. The terminal type of the
output device when isdnd(8) operates in full-screen mode.
isdn_screenflags
(str) Set to “NO” by default. The video mode for full-screen
mode (only for syscons(4) console driver, see vidcontrol(1)
for valid modes).
isdn_fsdev (str) Set to “NO” by default. The output device for isdnd(8)
in full-screen mode (or “NO” for daemon mode).
isdn_trace (bool) Set to “NO” by default. When set to “YES”, enables
the ISDN protocol trace utility isdntrace(8) at system boot
time.
isdn_traceflags
(str) Set to “-f /var/tmp/isdntrace0” by default. Flags for
isdntrace(8).
entropy_dir
(str) Set to “NO” to disable caching entropy via cron(8).
Otherwise set to the directory used to store entropy files
in.
entropy_file
(str) Set to “NO” to disable caching entropy through reboots.
Otherwise set to the filename used to store cached entropy
through reboots. This file should be located on the root
file system to seed the random(4) device as early as possible
in the boot process.
ipsec_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to run setkey(8) on ipsec_file at boot
time.
ipsec_file (str) Configuration file for setkey(8).
dmesg_enable
(bool) Set to “YES” to save dmesg(8) to /var/run/dmesg.boot
on boot.
rcshutdown_timeout
(int) If set, start a watchdog timer in the background which
will terminate rc.shutdown if shutdown(8) has not completed
within the specified time (in seconds).
udevd_enable
(bool) If set to “YES”, the udevd daemon will be started on
boot.
vkernel_enable
(bool) If set to “NO”, any configured vkernels will not be
started.
vkernel_kill_timeout
(int) This defines the default number of seconds that we will
wait for the vkernel to shut down on it's own. If after this
time it's still alive, it will be killed with SIGKILL.
vkernel_bin
(str) Defines the default path to the vkernel binary.
vkernel_list
(str) A space separated list of names for vkernels. This is
purely a configuration aid to help identify and configure
multiple vkernels. The names specified in this list will be
used to identify settings common to a vkernel instance.
Assuming that the vkernel in question was named example, you
would have the following dependent variables (filled with
reference values in this text):
vkernel_example_bin="/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/VKERNEL/kernel.debug"
vkernel_example_memsize="64m"
vkernel_example_rootimg_list="/var/vkernel/rootimg.01"
vkernel_example_iface_list="auto:bridge0"
vkernel_example_logfile="/dev/null"
vkernel_example_flags="-U"
vkernel_example_kill_timeout="45"
The last five are optional. They default to an empty string
if not set, except for logfile which defaults to /dev/null if
it is not set.
FILES
/etc/defaults/rc.conf
/etc/rc.conf
/etc/rc.conf.local
/etc/start_if.⟨interface⟩
SEE ALSOcatman(1), gdb(1), info(1), kbdcontrol(1), varsym(1), vidcontrol(1),
ip(4), ipf(4), ipfw(4), kld(4), pf(4), tcp(4), udp(4), exports(5),
motd(5), resident.conf(5), varsym.conf(5), accton(8), amd(8), apm(8),
atm(8), btconfig(8), bthcid(8), cron(8), devd(8), dhclient(8), dntpd(8),
ftpd(8), ifconfig(8), inetd(8), isdnd(8), isdntrace(8), jail(8), lpd(8),
makewhatis(8), mixer(8), mountd(8), moused(8), mrouted(8), named(8),
nfsd(8), pcnfsd(8), pfctl(8), pflogd(8), quotacheck(8), quotaon(8),
rc(8), rc.sendmail(8), resident(8), rndcontrol(8), route(8), routed(8),
rpcbind(8), rpc.lockd(8), rpc.statd(8), rtadvd(8), rtsold(8), rwhod(8),
savecore(8), sdpd(8), sensorsd(8), sshd(8), swapon(8), sysctl(8),
syslogd(8), timed(8), usbd(8), vinum(8), yp(8), ypbind(8), ypserv(8),
ypset(8)HISTORY
The rc.conf file appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.2.
AUTHORS
Jordan K. Hubbard.
BSD October 12, 2010 BSD
