[Bug 263782] Use sysrc instead of manually editing rc.conf throughout the FreeBSD Handbook for simplicity and consistency

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=263782

Rafael Grether <devnull@apt322.org> changed:

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--- Comment #18 from Rafael Grether <devnull@apt322.org> ---
Well,
IMO, I think transparency for the user is quite fundamental.
We know that sysrc directly adds the line to rc.conf , but not all the users
know this, and not all users will read the sysrc(8) in the manpage.

So, it might be interesting to rewrite, eg.:

"Once installed, XDM can be configured to run when the machine boots up by
adding the following line to /etc/rc.conf:
dm_enable="YES"

Or simply, using sysrc:
sysrc xdm_enable="YES"

It may seem redundant, but I believe that this way we maintain transparency of
what the sysrc command does, while also providing instructions of better ways
to do the same.

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