Date: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 03:01:18 +0000 (UTC) From: Warren Block <wblock@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: r271569 - stable/9/etc Message-ID: <201409140301.s8E31IMm019530@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: wblock (doc committer) Date: Sun Sep 14 03:01:18 2014 New Revision: 271569 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/271569 Log: MFC r271434: Update motd, clarifying the information and adding pointers to other resources. Modified: stable/9/etc/motd Directory Properties: stable/9/etc/ (props changed) Modified: stable/9/etc/motd ============================================================================== --- stable/9/etc/motd Sun Sep 14 02:55:17 2014 (r271568) +++ stable/9/etc/motd Sun Sep 14 03:01:18 2014 (r271569) @@ -1,25 +1,21 @@ FreeBSD ?.?.? (UNKNOWN) -Welcome to FreeBSD! +Welcome to FreeBSD! Handy technical support resources: -Before seeking technical support, please use the following resources: +Security advisories and errata: https://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/ +Handbook: https://www.FreeBSD.org/handbook/ +FAQ: https://www.FreeBSD.org/faq/ +Mailing list: https://lists.FreeBSD.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions/ +Forums: https://forums.FreeBSD.org/ + +Documents installed with the system are in the /usr/local/share/doc/freebsd/ +directory, or can be installed later with: pkg install en-freebsd-doc +For other languages, replace "en" with a language code like de or fr. -o Security advisories and updated errata information for all releases are - at http://www.FreeBSD.org/releases/ - always consult the ERRATA section - for your release first as it's updated frequently. - -o The Handbook and FAQ documents are at http://www.FreeBSD.org/ and, - along with the mailing lists, can be searched by going to - http://www.FreeBSD.org/search/. If the doc package has been installed - (or fetched via pkg_add -r lang-freebsd-doc, where lang is the - 2-letter language code, e.g. en), they are also available formatted - in /usr/local/share/doc/freebsd. - -If you still have a question or problem, please take the output of -`uname -a', along with any relevant error messages, and email it -as a question to the questions@FreeBSD.org mailing list. If you are -unfamiliar with FreeBSD's directory layout, please refer to the hier(7) -manual page. If you are not familiar with manual pages, type `man man'. +Show the version of FreeBSD installed: uname -a +Please include that output and any error messages when posting questions. -Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement. +Introduction to manual pages: man man +FreeBSD directory layout: man hier +Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement.
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