Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 12:58:39 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: David Boyd <David.Boyd@insightbb.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, randi@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall.8 update to reflect "improved" use of netDev for scripted installs Message-ID: <20100524195839.GA37588@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGGEMGDAAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com> References: <OJEBKOFDEOADELCOBJCGGEMGDAAA.David.Boyd@insightbb.com>
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On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 03:33:14PM -0400, David Boyd wrote: > Would it be possible to update the man page for sysinstall to reflect the > new and improved usage for the netDev variable. This functionality is > important (to me and my users) and seems to bear documenting. > > I realize that there may not be many users of scripted installs who care > about this, so even a reference to the source code in sysinstall/tcpip.c > would be acceptable. > > /* > * netDev can be set to several types of values. > * If netDev is set to ANY, scan all network devices > * looking for a valid link, and go with the first > * device found. netDev can also be specified as a > * comma delimited list, with each network device > * tried in order. netDev can also be set to a single > * network device. > */ > > There are two places in sysinstall.8 where the usage of netDev is described. > > Thanks, in advance, for considering this request. CC'ing randi@, as I'm not sure if she's on -stable or not. -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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