From owner-svn-doc-head@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 12 23:00:21 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CE3FF70; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:00:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from kaduk@mit.edu) Received: from dmz-mailsec-scanner-5.mit.edu (DMZ-MAILSEC-SCANNER-5.MIT.EDU [18.7.68.34]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96F59937; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:00:20 +0000 (UTC) X-AuditID: 12074422-b7f5c6d000000545-0f-511ac850d281 Received: from mailhub-auth-3.mit.edu ( [18.9.21.43]) by dmz-mailsec-scanner-5.mit.edu (Symantec Messaging Gateway) with SMTP id E9.A6.01349.058CA115; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:12 -0500 (EST) Received: from outgoing.mit.edu (OUTGOING-AUTH-1.MIT.EDU [18.9.28.11]) by mailhub-auth-3.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.9.2) with ESMTP id r1CMtCN9027875; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:12 -0500 Received: from multics.mit.edu (SYSTEM-LOW-SIPB.MIT.EDU [18.187.2.37]) (authenticated bits=56) (User authenticated as kaduk@ATHENA.MIT.EDU) by outgoing.mit.edu (8.13.8/8.12.4) with ESMTP id r1CMtAu8015225 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:11 -0500 Received: (from kaduk@localhost) by multics.mit.edu (8.12.9.20060308) id r1CMt9xa008907; Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:09 -0500 (EST) Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:55:09 -0500 (EST) From: Benjamin Kaduk To: Dru Lavigne Subject: Re: svn commit: r40959 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config In-Reply-To: <201302121513.r1CFDCBh075489@svn.freebsd.org> Message-ID: References: <201302121513.r1CFDCBh075489@svn.freebsd.org> User-Agent: Alpine 1.10 (GSO 962 2008-03-14) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; format=flowed; charset=US-ASCII X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFnrHIsWRmVeSWpSXmKPExsUixCmqrRtwQirQoG2SocWPj4eYLLqaVC1u LNrPZLG7v5fZgcVjxqf5LAGMUVw2Kak5mWWpRfp2CVwZvXeeMRasEatYc2YnYwNjg1AXIweH hICJxKb/5V2MnECmmMSFe+vZuhi5OIQE9jFKNJx7zA7hbGSUmHt7PlTmEJPEozs/WCCcBkaJ m0++soKMYhHQljg3MxZkFJuAisTMNxvZQGwRAUWJp1/3MoLYzAJREnuWNrKC2MICfhI35x5g AmnlFLCS2NElDBLmFXCQOLz2NQtIWEjAUuLlziqQsKiAjsTq/VNYIEoEJU7OfMICMdFS4t/a X6wTGAVnIUnNQpJawMi0ilE2JbdKNzcxM6c4NVm3ODkxLy+1SNdULzezRC81pXQTIyhY2V2U djD+PKh0iFGAg1GJh9chRCpQiDWxrLgy9xCjJAeTkihv5HGgEF9SfkplRmJxRnxRaU5q8SFG CQ5mJRHeB3uBcrwpiZVVqUX5MClpDhYlcd5rKTf9hQTSE0tSs1NTC1KLYLIyHBxKErypIEMF i1LTUyvSMnNKENJMHJwgw3mAhreC1PAWFyTmFmemQ+RPMSpKifNyHwVKCIAkMkrz4HphyeQV ozjQK8K8XiDtPMBEBNf9CmgwE9BgxrVgg0sSEVJSDYyF9bP/qp/YVjf54Z1drZdf5z76bH4j gfdCXrUJx+S0qSsSZz06areTMe+8+ETpixyz1n8rfiS9TDvvh8MpfmkzzaQaHpFJF7+WKKto H3P/obk4K1RyRdJW3s1e6w0TDx7/KX6LR/RJ5GnHjdevKCxR27OHg8+Gr3l+4RGLPM4tRzYd 01e9JpWjxFKckWioxVxUnAgAxshdpQEDAAA= Cc: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, doc-committers@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2013 23:00:21 -0000 On Tue, 12 Feb 2013, Dru Lavigne wrote: > Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml > ============================================================================== > --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Tue Feb 12 15:09:50 2013 (r40958) > +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/config/chapter.xml Tue Feb 12 15:13:12 2013 (r40959) > @@ -730,9 +711,9 @@ $sshd_enable=YES > root console. > > > - To determine if a service is running, a > - option is available. For instance to > - verify that sshd is actually started: > + To determine if a service is running, use I might use "whether" instead of "if"; not sure. > + . For instance, to verify that > + sshd is running: > > &prompt.root; service sshd status > sshd is running as pid 433. > @@ -1128,18 +1102,18 @@ lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,M > > > The status of the link (status) is > - active, i.e., the carrier is detected. > - For dc1, we see > - status: no carrier. This is normal > + active, indicating that the carrier is I think this would be better as "carrier signal". > + detected. For dc1, the > + status: no carrier status is normal > when an Ethernet cable is not plugged into the > card. > > @@ -1156,44 +1130,40 @@ lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,M > > it would indicate the card has not been configured. > > + To configure the card, you will need > + root privileges. The network card > + configuration can be performed from the command line with > + &man.ifconfig.8; but will not persist after a reboot. > + Instead, add the network card's configuration to Changes to rc.conf will not necessarily take effect immediately, and I don't know/remember exactly what conditions cause settings in rc.conf to be read. Cloned wlan device configurations take effect on creation, but I don't know about fixed devices. Maybe it is also on device probe/creation time. In any case, the point is that this is not really an "instead" thing, more an "in addition" thing. Hmm, this is sort of covered in "Testing and Troubleshooting", below. > + /etc/rc.conf using an editor. Add a > + line for each network card present on the system, as seen in > + this example: > > *** DIFF OUTPUT TRUNCATED AT 1000 LINES *** Oops. -Ben