Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:07:33 GMT From: Robert Simmons <rsimmons0@gmail.com> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/157894: Handbook uses a deprecated example in rc.conf core configuration Message-ID: <201106150307.p5F37Xck036337@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201106150310.p5F3AAl7060067@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 157894 >Category: docs >Synopsis: Handbook uses a deprecated example in rc.conf core configuration >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: Wed Jun 15 03:10:10 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Robert Simmons >Release: 8.2-RELEASE >Organization: >Environment: FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 8.2-RELEASE #0: Thu Feb 17 02:41:51 UTC 2011 root@mason.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC amd64 >Description: The Handbook section 11.3 "Core Configuration" has an example rc.conf file containing the following line: network_interfaces="fxp0 lo0" According to rc.conf(5) setting this to anything other than AUTO is deprecated: "Set to the list of network interfaces to configure on this host or ``AUTO'' (the default) for all current interfaces. Setting the network_interfaces variable to anything other than the default is deprecated." The URL for the page of the handbook is: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/configtuning-core-configuration.html >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: The line network_interfaces="fxp0 lo0" in the example should be removed. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:home | help
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