From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 11 10:50:18 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EFCB216A4D0 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:50:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AE6EA43D46 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i4BHoI3D088025 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4BHoIgI088019; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:50:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:50:18 -0700 (PDT) Resent-Message-Id: <200405111750.i4BHoIgI088019@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Michel Lavondès Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8894616A4CE for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 46DF243D31 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11) with ESMTP id i4BHmIh7059364 for ; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i4BHmIJj059363; Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200405111748.i4BHmIJj059363@www.freebsd.org> Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 10:48:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Michel Lavondès To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Subject: docs/66541: [patch] sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 wordsmithing X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 17:50:19 -0000 >Number: 66541 >Category: docs >Synopsis: [patch] sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 wordsmithing >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Tue May 11 10:50:18 PDT 2004 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Michel Lavondès >Release: FreeBSD 4.8-RELEASE-p13 >Organization: Ecdysiasts United For Overdressing >Environment: >Description: Patch says it all, really. >How-To-Repeat: man 8 ifconfig >Fix: --- sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8.orig Fri May 7 14:26:53 2004 +++ sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8 Fri May 7 14:33:35 2004 @@ -819,12 +819,10 @@ requested address is unknown, or the user is not privileged and tried to alter an interface's configuration. .Sh BUGS -IPv6 link-local addresses are required for several basic communication -between IPv6 node. -If they are deleted by -.Nm -manually, the kernel might show very strange behavior. -So, such manual deletions are strongly discouraged. +Basic IPv6 node operation requires a link-local address on each +interface configured for IPv6. +If you remove one by hand, the kernel may act very oddly. +Use at your own risk. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr netstat 1 , .Xr netintro 4 , >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: