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225 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
jhawk
2a6db15236 aliases => alias's
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
also note netmask is optional
2000-07-19 10:26:50 +00:00
jdolecek
0f5c0e7af9 xref login(1), not login(8)
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:
- 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:
- 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
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
for the other periodic checks.
2000-05-26 17:08:21 +00:00
itojun
13c8f7a2df check /etc/mail/aliases on check_aliases.
/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.
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
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.
ifaliases_ifN does not cover p2p case.
2000-02-11 03:14:02 +00:00
itojun
e9056d34cb change IPv6 configuration syntax to avoid ambiguity.
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
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
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
$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)
- cull copyright.
1999-11-23 08:12:22 +00:00
is
460584968f Document what the & character does in the Gecos field.
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),
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.
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