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

From: Alexander Ziaee <ziaee_at_FreeBSD.org>
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:08:22 UTC
Hey marck,

Herbert J. Skuhra already reported this to me privately and I have the commit to fix it, however the university firewall is blocking me from committing it until further notice. Thanks for the mail.

Best,
Alex

On 2026-09-11 06:02 -04:00 EDT, "Dmitry Morozovsky" <woozle@woozle.net> wrote:
> Alexander,
> 
> On 11.09.2026 9:19, Alexander Ziaee wrote:
>> The branch main has been updated by ziaee:
>>
>> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=fa7094c5b06fe31a025906bcee922a46c1b36ed6
>>
>> commit fa7094c5b06fe31a025906bcee922a46c1b36ed6
> 
> [snip]
> 
>> @@ -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
> excessive first "not"?
>>   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
>>
> -- 
> Sincerely,
> D.Marck                                                          [MCK-RIPE]
> [ FreeBSD committer:                                    marck@FreeBSD.org ]
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