Date: 23 Dec 2001 18:49:18 -0500 From: Roger Savard <Unix@henoc.com> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysctl Message-ID: <1009151358.338.8.camel@JSBach.henocoffice.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112231539420.81618-100000@athena.uniserve.ca> References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112231539420.81618-100000@athena.uniserve.ca>
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le Dim 23-12-2001 =E0 18:41, Tom a =E9crit :
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> On 23 Dec 2001, Roger Savard wrote:
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> > I usually use /etc/sysctl.conf to modify two parameters
> >=20
> > compat.linux.osname=3DFreeBSD
> > compat.linux.osrelease=3D4.4-Stable
> >=20
> > The reason behind this is to be accounted for FreeBSD instead of Linux
> > ... some day will have native freebsd code...
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> I don't understand why you want the Linux emulation module to tell Linu=
x
> apps that the the OS is FreeBSD? That would break the emulation. It is
> also isn't a changable value. It is set to match the version of Linux th=
e
> emulation module most closely emulates.
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> Tom
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Well, if you read the man it is in there, and it does not break the
linux emulation ...
Realplayer , netscape6 acroread4 still work fine.
The point is to be accounted for FreeBSD not Linux.
SYSCTL.CONF(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual SYSCTL.CONF=
(5)
NAME
sysctl.conf - kernel state defaults
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/sysctl.conf file is read in when the system goes into
multi-user
mode to set default settings for the kernel. The /etc/sysctl.conf
is in
the format of the sysctl(8) command, i.e.
sysctl_mib=3Dvalue
Comments are denoted by a ``#'' at the beginning of a line.=20
Comments can
also exist at the end of a line, as seen in the EXAMPLES section,
below.
FILES
/etc/sysctl.conf Initial settings for sysctl(8).
EXAMPLES
To turn off logging of programs that exit due to fatal signals, as
well
as telling Linux programs that you are running FreeBSD 3.4-STABLE,
you
may use a configuration like
# Configure logging and Linux execution.
kern.logsigexit=3D0 # Do not log fatal signal exits (e.g.
sig 11)
compat.linux.osname=3DFreeBSD
compat.linux.osrelease=3D3.4-STABLE
SEE ALSO
rc.conf(5), rc(8), sysctl(8)
HISTORY
The sysctl.conf file appeared in FreeBSD 4.0.
FreeBSD 4.4 December 30, 1999 =20
FreeBSD 4.4
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