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Date:      Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:02:45 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable@freebsd.org, svn-src-stable-9@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r231794 - stable/9/share/man/man5
Message-ID:  <201202152302.q1FN2jq9086493@svn.freebsd.org>

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Author: dougb
Date: Wed Feb 15 23:02:45 2012
New Revision: 231794
URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/231794

Log:
  MFC r231667:
  
  Add new functionality to the force_depend method.

Modified:
  stable/9/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
Directory Properties:
  stable/9/share/man/man5/   (props changed)

Modified: stable/9/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
==============================================================================
--- stable/9/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5	Wed Feb 15 23:00:31 2012	(r231793)
+++ stable/9/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5	Wed Feb 15 23:02:45 2012	(r231794)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" $FreeBSD$
 .\"
-.Dd February 8, 2012
+.Dd February 11, 2012
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -149,6 +149,19 @@ and before changing it one should ensure
 adequate provisions to recover from a failed boot
 (such as physical contact with the machine,
 or reliable remote console access).
+.It Va always_force_depends
+.Pq Vt bool
+Various
+.Pa rc.d
+scripts use the force_depend function to check whether required
+services are already running, and to start them if necessary.
+By default during boot time this check is bypassed if the
+required service is enabled in
+.Pa /etc/rc.conf[.local] .
+Setting this option will bypass that check at boot time and
+always test whether or not the service is actually running.
+Enabling this option is likely to increase your boot time if
+services are enabled that utilize the force_depend check.
 .It Va swapfile
 .Pq Vt str
 If set to



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