git: fa7094c5b06f - main - rc.conf.5: Improve NOAUTO configuration + tag SPDX

From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 06:19:53 UTC
The branch main has been updated by ziaee:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=fa7094c5b06fe31a025906bcee922a46c1b36ed6

commit fa7094c5b06fe31a025906bcee922a46c1b36ed6
Author:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2026-09-11 06:17:39 +0000
Commit:     Alexander Ziaee <ziaee@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2026-09-11 06:19:19 +0000

    rc.conf.5: Improve NOAUTO configuration + tag SPDX
    
    - Show how to start a NOAUTOed interface
    - "configured" is not quite right, try to improve that
    
    MFC after:              3 days
    Event:                  EuroBSDcon Devsummit 2026
    Reviewed by:            adrian
    Discussed with:         Antranig Vartanian <antranigv@freebsd.am>
    Differential Revision:  https://reviews.freebsd.org/D59571
---
 share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 | 11 ++++++++---
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5 b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
index 4db1586f2fcc..7ab8f0a7ee43 100644
--- a/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
+++ b/share/man/man5/rc.conf.5
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+.\"
+.\" SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+.\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1995
 .\"	Jordan K. Hubbard
 .\"
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@
 .\" OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
 .\" SUCH DAMAGE.
 .\"
-.Dd September 1, 2026
+.Dd September 10, 2026
 .Dt RC.CONF 5
 .Os
 .Sh NAME
@@ -1676,13 +1679,15 @@ If the
 .Va ifconfig_ Ns Aq Ar interface
 contains the keyword
 .Dq Li NOAUTO
-then the interface will not be configured
-at boot or by
+then the interface will not be created but not started at boot or by
 .Pa /etc/pccard_ether
 when
 .Va network_interfaces
 is set to
 .Dq Li AUTO .
+Start the interface by issuing the following command:
+.Pp
+.Dl service netif start Ar interface
 .Pp
 It is possible to bring up an interface with DHCP by adding
 .Dq Li DHCP