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From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: dhclient(8) sets wrong interface netmask on boot up
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On Sat, 12 Sep 2015, Adam Vande More wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Cary <lists@flederma.us> wrote:
>
>> That was copied from the FreeBSD handbook section on managing jails
>> (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/jails-ezjail.html).
>>
>
> Yeah, but it doesn't make much sense there either.  Appending
> cloned_interfaces instead of simply setting it is probably marginally
> useful to like 10 people in the world, but in this scenario only makes it a
> bit more complicated. It's inconsistent with every other common rc.conf
> setting and adds a scripting syntax which is unneeded and many are likely
> to be unfamiliar with.  Since it's a non-experienced user using the doc a
> lot, distilling to bare essentials is the best.

Fair enough.  See r47406. :)