Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2001 13:41:28 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte <wkb@freebie.xs4all.nl> To: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> Cc: Roger Savard <Unix@henoc.com>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: sysctl Message-ID: <20011224134128.D3450@freebie.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112231539420.81618-100000@athena.uniserve.ca>; from tom@uniserve.com on Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 03:41:51PM -0800 References: <1009149673.338.6.camel@JSBach.henocoffice.com> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10112231539420.81618-100000@athena.uniserve.ca>
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On Sun, Dec 23, 2001 at 03:41:51PM -0800, Tom wrote: > > On 23 Dec 2001, Roger Savard wrote: > > > I usually use /etc/sysctl.conf to modify two parameters > > > > compat.linux.osname=FreeBSD > > compat.linux.osrelease=4.4-Stable > > > > The reason behind this is to be accounted for FreeBSD instead of Linux > > ... some day will have native freebsd code... > > I don't understand why you want the Linux emulation module to tell Linux > 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 the > emulation module most closely emulates. Sure it is changable: wb ~: sysctl -a | grep compat compat.linux.osname: FreeBSD compat.linux.osrelease: 4.5-PRERELEASE compat.linux.oss_version: 198144 wb ~: It makes things like Netscape leave FreeBSD iso Linux in the logs of the webservers ;) I never saw it break anything. -- | / o / /_ _ email: wilko@FreeBSD.org |/|/ / / /( (_) Bulte Arnhem, The Netherlands To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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