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The file [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)'''] 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 file [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)'''] 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.
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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 '''/etc/[[Rc.conf|rc.conf]]''' file is included from the file '''/etc/[[Defaults/rc.conf|defaults/rc.conf]],''' which specifies the default settings for all the available options.  Options need only be specified in '''/etc/rc.conf''' when the system administrator wishes to override these defaults.  The file '''/etc/rc.conf.local''' is used to override settings in '''/etc/rc.conf''' for historical reasons.
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The '''/etc/rc.conf''' file is included from the file '''/etc/defaults/rc.conf,''' which specifies the default settings for all the available options.  Options need only be specified in '''/etc/rc.conf''' when the system administrator wishes to override these defaults.  The file '''/etc/rc.conf.local''' is used to override settings in '''/etc/rc.conf''' for historical reasons.
  
 
The [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysrc&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports sysrc(8)] command provides a scripting interface to modify system config files.
 
The [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysrc&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports sysrc(8)] command provides a scripting interface to modify system config files.
The /usr/sbin/[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysrc&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html sysrc] utility retrieves [[Rc.conf|rc.conf(5)]] variables from the collection of    system rc files and allows processes with appropriate privilege to change    values in a safe and effective manner.
 
  
 
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In addition to '''/etc/rc.conf.local''' you can also place smaller configuration files for each [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports rc(8)] script in the '''/etc/rc.conf.d''' directory.
In addition to '''/etc/rc.conf.local''' you can also place smaller configuration files for each [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports rc(8)] script in the '''/etc/[[Rc.conf.d|rc.conf.d]]''' directory.
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The [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=timed&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html timed] utility is a time server daemon which is normally invoked at    boot time from the [[Rc.conf|rc.conf]](5) file.  It synchronizes the host's time with  the time of other machines, which are also running timed, in a local area    network.
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==Example==
 
==Example==
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|ifconfig_nfe0="DHCP"||[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports ifconfig(8)], It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by adding  "DHCP" to the ifconfig_<interface> variable.
 
|ifconfig_nfe0="DHCP"||[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports ifconfig(8)], It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by adding  "DHCP" to the ifconfig_<interface> variable.
 
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|keymap="de.kbd"||If set to "NO", no keymap is installed, otherwise the  value is used to install the keymap file found in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/<value>.kbd (if using [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=syscons&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html syscons(4))] or /usr/share/vt/keymaps/<value>.kbd (if using [https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vt&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html vt(4)]).
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|keymap="de.kbd"||If set to "NO", no keymap is installed, otherwise the  value is used to install the keymap file found in /usr/share/syscons/keymaps/<value>.kbd (if using syscons(4)) or /usr/share/vt/keymaps/<value>.kbd (if using vt(4)).
 
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|hostname="yourname.ghostbsd-pc.home"||Your host name
 
|hostname="yourname.ghostbsd-pc.home"||Your host name
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|dsbmd_enable="NO"||DSBMD - a media mounting daemon/automounter for FreeBS, [https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/dsbmd DSBMD] is a media/filesystem type detecting daemon that allows clients to mount storage devices.
 
|dsbmd_enable="NO"||DSBMD - a media mounting daemon/automounter for FreeBS, [https://www.freshports.org/sysutils/dsbmd DSBMD] is a media/filesystem type detecting daemon that allows clients to mount storage devices.
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|hald_enable="YES"||[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hald&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports&arch=default&format=html hald]  is a daemon that maintains a database of the devices connected to  the system system in real-time. The daemon connects to the D-Bus system    message bus  to provide an API that applications can use to discover,  monitor and invoke operations on devices.
 
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|kldload_vbox="vboxdrv"||kldload -- load the ''vboxdrv'' kernel module into the kernel, to use VirtualBox
 
|kldload_vbox="vboxdrv"||kldload -- load the ''vboxdrv'' kernel module into the kernel, to use VirtualBox
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|vboxservice_enable="YES"||[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-guest-virtualbox.html Guest on VirtualBox]
 
|vboxservice_enable="YES"||[https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/virtualization-guest-virtualbox.html Guest on VirtualBox]
 
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|ifconfig_em0="DHCP"||[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports ifconfig] -- configure network interface parameters  
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|ifconfig_em0="DHCP"||[https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8&apropos=0&manpath=FreeBSD+12.1-RELEASE+and+Ports ifconfig] -- configure network interface parameters
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|webcamd_enable="YES"||# enable use of the webcam daemon software 
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|rc_debug="YES"
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rc_info="YES"
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||  Add either or both entries to debug rc.conf startup when booting.  Displays messages for you to see where boot fails.  You can check output from dmesg  or view file /var/log/messages
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