Date: Tue, 1 May 2012 18:44:42 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Khairil Yusof <khairil.yusof@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netif starting late after upgrade to FreeBSD 9.0 from 8 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1205011843450.2007@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAMkFsd=Y1N5r35avN4wo6KHVKfPxBsAgBfj6uMXR3xSGzbCk0A@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAMkFsd=Y1N5r35avN4wo6KHVKfPxBsAgBfj6uMXR3xSGzbCk0A@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 1 May 2012, Khairil Yusof wrote: > I've just upgraded in place from FreeBSD 8 to FreeBSD 9.0. > > The upgrade following /usr/src/UPDATING was without any problems. > > The only issue I have is that there seems to be a race condition for > bootup scripts in which netif can start later than devices that > require it, resulting in the following problems : > > 1. pf rules not being loaded as it can't find network interfaces > defined such as lo0 > 2. named not starting > > I suspect that it may be a file was not installed/updated after > mergemaster -i but, when I check /etc/rc.d/netif and pf the REQUIRES > line is the same as that in /usr/src > > How do I troubleshoot this? I've tried to manually change REQUIRES for > pf for example to LOGIN, but it doesn't have any effect. > > Any pointers would be much appreciated to possible solutions would be > much appreciated. If using DHCP, use SYNCDHCP instead. For static IP addresses, see rc.conf(5) about netwait.
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