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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
− | The file | + | The file rc.conf contains descriptive information about the local host name, configuration details for any potential network interfaces and which services should be started up at system initial boot time. In new installations, the '''rc.conf''' file is generally initialized by the system installation utility. |
The purpose of [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc.conf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html '''rc.conf(5)'''] is not to run commands or perform system startup actions directly. Instead, it is included by the various generic startup scripts in '''[[/etc/]]''' which conditionalize their internal actions according to the settings found there. | The purpose of [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc.conf&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html '''rc.conf(5)'''] is not to run commands or perform system startup actions directly. Instead, it is included by the various generic startup scripts in '''[[/etc/]]''' which conditionalize their internal actions according to the settings found there. |