wiz
42704c41c9
Sort SEE ALSO correctly; trade empty lines for .Pp; drop superfluous .Pp's;
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correct oder of sections; even comment in some .Xr's in one case.
2001-09-11 01:01:56 +00:00
wiz
1f8c01ef58
Use standard section headers.
2001-09-10 23:32:29 +00:00
wiz
e84dcc6980
Whitespace/punctuation fixes.
2001-09-08 01:29:04 +00:00
wiz
f20ee1a91e
Improve markup slightly, and whitespace fixes.
2001-09-08 01:28:23 +00:00
wiz
cc65fbeecf
Whitespace and formatting fixes.
2001-09-08 01:26:54 +00:00
wiz
1863ec0845
Sort SEE ALSO, and a punctuation fix.
2001-09-08 01:26:15 +00:00
ad
e74599e179
Make newsyslog at boot optional, as it should have been.
2001-08-18 19:50:19 +00:00
lukem
d31da81bc3
update "struct fs" description to reflect reality
2001-07-27 01:18:33 +00:00
wiz
6abe6d18f8
Typo, whitespace and punctuation fixes.
2001-06-19 12:34:26 +00:00
lukem
d5decca8e8
document $rcshutdown_timeout.
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document $mountd. (this one fixes [misc/13135])
remove $amd_master. (this one fixes [misc/11971])
2001-06-17 01:14:15 +00:00
wiz
4b1c5f37c5
On note by kleink: Add primes.5 to crypto/dist/ssh instead of share/man/man5.
2001-06-15 12:51:58 +00:00
wiz
c8ce4ab72d
install primes.5
2001-06-15 12:25:10 +00:00
wiz
0c4fb0ee07
Add RCS Id, adapt to NetBSD, and clean up punctuation and whitespace.
2001-06-15 12:24:17 +00:00
wiz
95262c2349
Add primes.5, from William Allen Simpson via OpenBSD.
2001-06-15 12:18:17 +00:00
wiz
01695b8308
Fix Nd and some whitespace.
2001-06-05 12:39:40 +00:00
wiz
a14534aa1c
Fix Nd, sort SEE ALSO, and improve formatting slightly. Remove some trailing
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whitespace, and one grammar fix.
2001-06-05 12:38:32 +00:00
jdolecek
2fa8f0b58b
Fix the example to include leading ':'.
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Fixes bin/12396 by Jim Bernard.
2001-05-14 14:55:29 +00:00
wiz
b181f25b89
mdoc'ify.
2001-05-08 17:06:20 +00:00
drochner
c8febad9e7
describe the new "encoding" and "mapfile" keywords.
2001-05-04 12:00:20 +00:00
cjones
875a9af487
Add references for mount(8), mount_filecore(8), mount_ntfs(8), and
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mount_overlay(8).
2001-04-25 16:34:46 +00:00
mjl
6dd766a2b6
Fix typo and missing word. PR/12744 by Gael Queri.
2001-04-25 08:53:31 +00:00
pooka
deaad9bd51
Clarifications and minor modifications.
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inspired by comments from Matthew Green
2001-04-22 15:00:17 +00:00
kleink
40c3e52a53
Header name markup nit.
2001-04-14 16:52:02 +00:00
kleink
d367d3958b
No need for <sys/types.h>.
2001-04-14 16:40:11 +00:00
pooka
2bb6da2d27
cross-reference elf.5
2001-04-13 18:51:15 +00:00
pooka
13389c899b
elf.5
2001-04-13 18:48:19 +00:00
pooka
6ce5077c69
add manual page describing ELF - executable and linking format
2001-04-13 18:47:56 +00:00
hubertf
dc9d61c9f9
add copyright.
2001-04-09 20:19:51 +00:00
wiz
5636701713
Fix date, and some whitespace, as well as one macro usage.
2001-04-09 16:53:57 +00:00
wiz
35b0944311
Remove paragraph about gated(8). Noted by Hubert Feyrer.
2001-04-09 16:39:31 +00:00
wiz
e54c83e137
dhclient(8), not (1), but postfix(1), not (8).
2001-04-04 11:13:44 +00:00
wiz
0b76669022
login(1), not (8).
2001-04-04 11:13:12 +00:00
wiz
e911ab1c21
skeyaudit(1), not (8).
2001-04-04 11:12:28 +00:00
abs
e876025c40
Xref chsh(1).
2001-03-16 10:13:17 +00:00
hubertf
efc93d040b
Run skeyaudit (only) from /etc/daily instead of /etc/security, else there's
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some risk that the users don't get warned if an admin turns off running
/etc/security (by putting run_security=no into daily.conf).
Fixes PR 12267.
2001-03-15 02:23:47 +00:00
mrg
8b5c945dbb
sshd is part of NetBSD these days.... this should have been updated when
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ssh was integrated into netbsd, so as not to confuse people who think they
need to (and do) install some other ssh package on 1.5 or later machines.
2001-02-24 14:07:22 +00:00
hubertf
034e1acc06
install ipsec.conf.5 manpage
2001-02-23 02:38:42 +00:00
hubertf
f7617b4ad7
I found etc/rc.d/ipsec reads this, so add some documentation.
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OK'd by Itojun.
2001-02-23 02:32:27 +00:00
lukem
2d7c1ae95f
the default spool for lpd has been /var/spool/output/lpd (not /var/spool/lpd)
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at least as long ago as when these were originally imported.
2001-02-15 14:57:42 +00:00
jdolecek
4ceebb1156
Introduce max_grouplen - this determines the maximum permitted length
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of group names, similarily to max_loginlen
2001-02-11 09:55:09 +00:00
itojun
d5197a0b22
mention that the file is like /etc/ifconfig.fxp0. wording.
2001-01-12 02:55:28 +00:00
itojun
3711020b5c
extend /etc/ifconfig.xxN, for comment lines (#) and shell script
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fragment (!). inspired by openbsd /etc/hostname.xxN.
2001-01-11 17:56:16 +00:00
abs
6258e0bf60
Add a new variable 'backup_dir', which can be used to change the backup
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directory from /var/backup (useful for those of us who have a separate /var
and would like to have our backup disklabels on the root filesystem).
Default behaviour unchanged. backup_dir being unset is taken as /var/backup.
2001-01-09 17:30:29 +00:00
itojun
6c348b2e2e
add $ip6sitelocal, to control installation of reject route for fec0::/10.
2001-01-03 17:54:04 +00:00
lukem
39de8f8975
improve readability
2001-01-03 07:50:54 +00:00
lukem
71e62d7ddb
use Dq as appropriate
2000-11-17 10:14:16 +00:00
lukem
18a3e2e22d
- provide example of line syntax
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- use Em instead of Ar
- use Dq as appropriate
2000-11-17 10:06:27 +00:00
lukem
ff1595ff75
use Em instead of Ar (we're not describing command line arguments here...)
2000-11-17 09:43:06 +00:00
lukem
4b7aaa4b0f
- move the class explanation to the DESCRIPTION section, where it's more obvious
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- format capabilitities with .Sy
- provide an example entry
2000-11-17 06:24:56 +00:00
lukem
f3ae49b593
make entries in example line match field names used elsewhere
2000-11-09 00:06:17 +00:00
lukem
ae840bf480
improve description of configuration lines
2000-11-08 13:27:44 +00:00
lukem
7617fc3115
- provide example of line syntax
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- improve formatting and macro use
2000-11-08 13:18:28 +00:00
itojun
20efc85de8
does not support non-IPv4.
2000-11-08 02:56:26 +00:00
lukem
a042616e94
minor consistency work
2000-11-08 01:37:52 +00:00
lukem
7c1334922b
use Ar instead Sy (be consistent with other files)
2000-11-08 01:36:11 +00:00
lukem
4e822259e2
minor consistency cleanup
2000-11-08 01:33:18 +00:00
lukem
ee3b51ed47
improve description of line syntax, and separate the description of
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each field out into separate paragraphs (for readability).
2000-11-08 01:30:34 +00:00
lukem
2baa698a5e
- improve description of a configuration line
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- fix a line that got accidently moved to the wrong place when i added
the nsswitch description 2 years ago.
2000-11-08 00:52:40 +00:00
lukem
ab0df1fb72
slight clarification
2000-11-08 00:10:46 +00:00
lukem
cce5d917e2
provide obvious example of line syntax
2000-11-07 07:20:47 +00:00
lukem
c14de03062
- provide an obvious description of the line syntax.
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- highlight that the second argument may be an IP address (which often
makes sense on machines that have different MAC addresses for
different interfaces; the whole world ain't a Sun...)
2000-11-07 07:17:13 +00:00
lukem
279552d3db
fix up various .Nm abuses:
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- keep the case consistent between the actual name and what's referenced.
e.g, if it's `foo', don't use '.Nm Foo' at the start of a sentence.
- remove unnecessary `.Nm foo' after the first occurrence (except for
using `.Nm ""' if there's stuff following, or for the 2nd and so on
occurrences in a SYNOPSIS
- use Sx, Ic, Li, Em, Sq, and Xr as appropriate
2000-11-07 06:43:24 +00:00
lukem
ebcd47ebf3
use .Xr
2000-11-07 05:44:50 +00:00
nathanw
0b6e7eef69
Rewrite description of core dump format to reflect reality.
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Addresses PR#11145 by me.
2000-10-07 17:45:26 +00:00
ad
5b09090e8e
insure -> ensure
2000-10-05 12:35:33 +00:00
lukem
ad43a4d74d
also note /etc/defaults/rc.conf
2000-10-01 06:04:43 +00:00
hubertf
36942dc548
We now have a wscons.conf(5) manpage.
2000-09-13 03:39:12 +00:00
drochner
21955ff8d8
minor corrections / additions
2000-09-12 09:53:41 +00:00
hubertf
cfb56629e8
Documentation for /etc/wscons.conf
2000-09-05 22:41:53 +00:00
hubertf
389581c1cf
run skeyaudit, if run_skeyaudit is set to yes
2000-08-25 01:11:42 +00:00
thorpej
b2ee6c4c4c
Clarify kdc section.
2000-08-11 02:39:27 +00:00
itojun
62037f7722
kdc superseded kerberos. not sure if the description is 100% right.
2000-08-11 02:25:52 +00:00
itojun
babc498cc8
implement EDNS0 support, as EDNS0 support will be made mandatory for
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IPv6 transport-ready resolvers/DNS servers. need careful configuration
when enable it. (default config is not affected).
see manpage for details.
XXX visible symbol __res_opt() is added, however, it is not supposed to be
called from outside, libc minor is not bumped.
2000-08-09 14:40:52 +00:00
lukem
9d49c249d7
document sshd. add note that whilst sshd & gated are not part of the base
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system they are available in the optional package collection.
2000-08-08 19:01:03 +00:00
ad
f3e1d1930e
PCVT is dead. From NAKAJIMA Yoshihiro <nakayosh@kcn.ne.jp>.
2000-08-03 09:42:52 +00:00
jhawk
cad42d1288
Rototillage: Update the date; addition => additional; netstart => rc.d/network;
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line format to .Ar syntax; .Em => .Ar; Clarify the meaning of netmask omission;
Resort FILES; Remove NOTES.
2000-08-03 03:42:23 +00:00
pooka
4575d69b5b
s/master.password/master.passwd/
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from misc/10737 by Brian Stark
2000-08-02 08:17:01 +00:00
lukem
5ab1f61ba2
* update to match etc/rc.conf
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* clean up formatting
2000-07-26 06:34:47 +00:00
jdolecek
1bf05ae3b1
the format without netmask is supported for compatibility only and not
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specifying it is discouradged, actually
also add comments about this fact to etc/rc.d/network, for people who
don't read manpages :)
2000-07-25 18:47:28 +00:00
jhawk
2a6db15236
aliases => alias's
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apostrophe rule verification from the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage
2000-07-19 16:52:16 +00:00
jdolecek
6de9bb90a4
/etc/netstart is gone, we have /etc/rc.d/network now
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also note netmask is optional
2000-07-19 10:26:50 +00:00
jdolecek
0f5c0e7af9
xref login(1), not login(8)
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fixes bin/10598 by Wolfgang Helbig
2000-07-16 08:17:07 +00:00
ad
240f3596cb
Use ':' as group prefix; suggested by hubertf.
2000-07-06 13:09:46 +00:00
ad
8cb27d79ff
Documentation for passwd.conf.
2000-07-06 11:23:10 +00:00
msaitoh
e880ff860e
{add,remove} extra {comma,period} in SEE ALSO section
2000-07-05 16:13:43 +00:00
msaitoh
f6f00e2615
remove extra period in SEE ALL section
2000-07-05 15:45:28 +00:00
enami
d8ff8a05d4
Sync with reality:
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- Remove update and defcorename.
- portmap is replaced with rpcbind.
- xntpd is replaced with ntpd.
- Add clear_tmp and postfix.
- Remove description about nfsiod and describe that the number of
asynchronous i/o server is controlled via sysctl.
Cosmetic changes:
- Remove an empty line in the source.
- Break line at the end of statement.
2000-07-03 07:16:04 +00:00
itojun
c60ddc2403
remove ip6defaultif configuration. because:
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- ndp is in /usr/sbin, chokes on NFS-mounted /usr installation
- the option is just for IPv6 specification geek, not for normal users
2000-06-20 16:48:14 +00:00
msaitoh
18f3abf4d9
add netconfig.5
2000-06-16 06:52:17 +00:00
fvdl
fbe0b56aea
The rpc and netconfig files belong in section 5, not 4 (that's where they
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are under Solaris). Pointed out by several people. Also, describe
struct netconfig in netconfig(5), as pointed out by Matt Green.
2000-06-15 20:05:51 +00:00
itojun
b6dea15d96
typo
2000-06-15 10:28:50 +00:00
ad
a1aa137da7
Xref cap_mkdb(1) and add a FILES section mentioning /etc/login.conf.db.
2000-06-14 12:35:31 +00:00
itojun
b08666e2a4
IPv6 numeric addresses are permitted.
2000-06-14 03:57:23 +00:00
itojun
c4e8d3d8d5
"nameserver" line happily accepts IPv6 numeric address.
2000-06-14 03:52:40 +00:00
itojun
beb03d9f22
add ipsec configuration.
2000-06-13 16:33:18 +00:00
ad
fb3a33ff99
We may as well allow local additions to /etc/security, since it gets done
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for the other periodic checks.
2000-05-26 17:08:21 +00:00
itojun
13c8f7a2df
check /etc/mail/aliases on check_aliases.
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/etc/aliases will be checked as well, if exists (for backward compatibility).
2000-05-05 18:28:53 +00:00
fair
065c791de8
Add skeyaudit to /etc/security (with a variable to disable) per PR 5871
2000-04-24 23:46:37 +00:00
enami
df4907ec58
UVM is no longer a controll variable.
2000-03-28 01:21:36 +00:00
itojun
503ce101c1
getaddrinfo(3) now obeys nsswitch.conf correctly.
2000-02-20 14:45:34 +00:00
itojun
b49487e8ec
document getaddrinfo(3) twist.
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NetBSD PR: 9413
From: Thilo Manske <Thilo.Manske@HEH.Uni-Oldenburg.DE>
2000-02-14 13:03:37 +00:00
itojun
a3aa7fe66f
add ip6defaultif configuration variable in rc.conf, for configuring
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default outgoing interface for IPv6 host when default router list is empty.
the configuration is just for very rare case. it is safe to leave it empty.
2000-02-13 07:47:26 +00:00
itojun
7d772b8656
recommend ifconfig_ifN over ifaliases_ifN, for non-IPv4 cases as well.
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ifaliases_ifN does not cover p2p case.
2000-02-11 03:14:02 +00:00
itojun
e9056d34cb
change IPv6 configuration syntax to avoid ambiguity.
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ip6mode=host: IPv6 host
ip6mode=autohost: IPv6 host, with autoconfig
ip6mode=router: IPv6 router
backward compatibility to "ip6forwading" is provided.
2000-02-05 17:02:42 +00:00
mjl
b3204d536b
Add login_getpwclass to libutil as convenience function for
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programs originally for FreeBSD.
Add parsing of "setenv" parameter which can be used to set
up an initial environment on login.
2000-02-04 02:17:14 +00:00
mycroft
4d6d93a953
Add missing .El.
2000-01-22 17:50:27 +00:00
mjl
1b0dcc825d
Minor formatting nits.
2000-01-22 09:31:35 +00:00
kleink
ee1ff1654b
Another old-style chown(8) bites the dust.
2000-01-22 01:34:55 +00:00
mjl
6009387d42
Updated to cater for login classes.
2000-01-14 01:04:24 +00:00
mjl
cfd5989461
Update for added capabilities in login(1).
2000-01-13 06:13:30 +00:00
mjl
142f369443
Add necessary support routines for login.conf.
2000-01-12 05:02:10 +00:00
ad
645ee40728
- Make /etc/daily run /etc/daily.local if it exists. Make similar change for
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weekly and monthly scripts.
- Update FILES section in manpages.
2000-01-10 17:03:49 +00:00
itojun
9ffbadc055
clarify text for RES_USE_INET6. this is almost always unnecessary.
2000-01-03 11:56:05 +00:00
mjl
17c129e7df
Fix spelling of separate.
1999-12-28 02:39:14 +00:00
lukem
e9daef1660
the default for hosts: changed a while ago...
1999-12-27 00:42:38 +00:00
christos
1acbec5f08
PR/9031: Scott Ellis: update example to include full sysctl variables.
1999-12-20 01:43:05 +00:00
abs
060eb8b211
Clarify difference between master.passwd and passwd
1999-12-16 22:02:00 +00:00
christos
476a45b425
Mention what happens when we fail to find a library.
1999-12-13 11:02:10 +00:00
christos
850a441636
Document the new hardware library line format.
1999-12-13 11:01:21 +00:00
itojun
c683c60c73
recommend use of multi-line /etc/ifconfig.xxN than /etc/ifaliases, or
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$ifaliases_xxN in /etc/rc.conf.
(no behavior change in /etc/netstart, comments only)
see recent tech-userlevel for discussions.
1999-11-29 01:40:33 +00:00
lukem
ba16b62d8f
- document $accounting, $dmesg (and $dmesg_flags)
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- cull copyright.
1999-11-23 08:12:22 +00:00
is
460584968f
Document what the & character does in the Gecos field.
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By Greg A. Woods (PR 8655).
1999-10-28 09:24:55 +00:00
kristerw
ed7ff6e2e3
Fixed typos (mostly from OpenBSD)
1999-10-16 20:17:29 +00:00
jdolecek
9dfae77a40
xref signal(7) instead of sigaction(2)
1999-10-10 15:17:43 +00:00
hwr
2a6b812352
s/remplaced/replaced/
1999-10-10 15:04:47 +00:00
bouyer
510907ed01
Document CTL_PROC, the core filename format it core(5), and xref sysctl(8),
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sysctl(3), core(5) in various place.
Document 'options DEFCORENAME' inj options(4) and $defcorename in rc.conf(5).
1999-09-28 14:52:32 +00:00
tron
4c33d8ac2b
Replace "nullfs" by "null". Fixes PR misc/8481 by Feico Dillema.
1999-09-23 16:03:12 +00:00
itojun
f043b1bf0b
document rtsold.
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improve rtsol section.
1999-09-03 14:36:43 +00:00
christos
253f5bbf85
mention elf, clarify a.out
1999-08-20 03:06:44 +00:00
lukem
101ccd31ba
group is used by getgrent(3) not getpwent(3).
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noticed by Johnny C. Lam <lamj@stat.cmu.edu>
1999-07-29 00:11:28 +00:00
itojun
94e64335b4
add IPv6 configuration (ip6forwarding, rtsol, route6d and rtadvd).
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Right now netsetart does not bother you even if you do not have
"options INET6" in the kernel.
1999-07-03 03:29:29 +00:00
tv
eb3125637f
Remove my copyright and leave only the TNF assignment.
1999-04-06 02:52:40 +00:00
ross
99db3ac727
To say deprecated' is to say that
lookup file bind' still works, but is
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discouraged and may someday be replaced. Instead, use words like `ignored'
and `superseded', which describe the true situation.
1999-03-30 09:01:58 +00:00
mellon
c9da010ab6
Document new variables required to automate DHCP client startup.
1999-03-24 17:29:07 +00:00
mycroft
66902a3cfd
Remove blank lines.
1999-03-24 06:14:18 +00:00
is
0964728c64
domestic'' is a relative specification
1999-03-18 20:30:22 +00:00
garbled
7a1aea16bc
More and more .Os cleanups. .Os is defined in the tmac.doc-common file,
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so we shouldn't override it with versions in the manpages. Many more to
come.
1999-03-17 20:19:44 +00:00
sommerfe
0bf14e7e01
commit a revised version of the suggested change in pr7105.
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delete reference to (no longer used) NBPI parameter.
instead, insert crossref to newfs(8)
1999-03-11 04:13:24 +00:00
erh
55f3a4b91b
Fix .Bl/.El imbalance.
1999-03-10 09:29:08 +00:00
mycroft
44d59c44f1
Fix minor formatting error.
1999-03-07 04:19:36 +00:00
hubertf
56cf13b4d6
remove pkgsrc specific documentation (we stay at mk.conf.example)
1999-02-24 14:22:36 +00:00
mrg
bdadd56346
add a new fstab type "dp" for the user-specified dump device.
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change swapctl -A to see this and add it via swapctl(2). also
add a new swapctl -D <device> to change the dump device on the
fly.
1999-02-23 17:00:53 +00:00
hubertf
b7663b627c
Remove "GPL" from list of licenses that need mentioning in ACEPTABLE_LICENSES
1999-02-22 00:30:39 +00:00
hubertf
ca433f9adb
Crossref packages(7), add GPL as another option to ACCEPTABLE_LICENSES,
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mention that PASSIVE_FETCH is the default in NetBSD-current, clarify
that many of the variables are only used inside the NetBSD packages
collection, document WINDOWMAKER_OPTIONS, move section no how to override
the MASTER_SITES_* to packages(7).
1999-02-21 14:23:29 +00:00
abs
dade5b2993
Handle + in master.passwd (From PR#4802).
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Also, handle + in group and allow max_loginlen to be configurable.
1999-02-18 18:53:32 +00:00
hubertf
518f812372
- Mention pkgsrc/mk/mk.conf.examples earlier
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- USE_LOCALBASE_FOR_X11 is not ready for prime time, remove.
1999-02-17 00:54:53 +00:00
lukem
b9477eb489
documentation for /etc/mk.conf
1999-02-17 00:08:42 +00:00
lukem
21d8edf42e
use .Ss to separate subsections, add TNF copyright for bits i've added
1999-02-15 12:42:12 +00:00
lukem
55b8af8ad4
s/retreived/retrieved/
1999-02-08 04:03:04 +00:00
mrg
eddf0f4e2c
increase the securelevel (using the same rules as before) much earlier in the
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boot process. before cron, sendmail, inetd, etc, are run, but after lkms are
loaded. this avoids the chances of `@reboot', mail .forwards, remote logins,
etc., happening before the securelevel has been raised.
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