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LOADER.CONF(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual LOADER.CONF(5)
NAME
loader.conf -- system bootstrap configuration information
DESCRIPTION
The file loader.conf contains descriptive information on bootstrapping
the system. Through it you can specify the kernel to be booted, parame-
ters to be passed to it, and additional modules to be loaded; and gener-
ally set all variables described in loader(8).
Code:
RC.CONF(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual RC.CONF(5)
NAME
rc.conf -- system configuration information
DESCRIPTION
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, sysinstall(8).
The purpose of rc.conf 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 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 adminis-
trator wishes to override these defaults. The file /etc/rc.conf.local is
used to override settings in /etc/rc.conf for historical reasons. See
the rc_conf_files variable below.
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SYSCTL.CONF(5) FreeBSD File Formats Manual SYSCTL.CONF(5)
NAME
sysctl.conf -- kernel state defaults
DESCRIPTION
The /etc/sysctl.conf file is read in when the system goes into multi-user
mode to set default settings for the kernel.