On Monday, January 28, 2002, at 02:44 , David Raistrick wrote:

>
>>> no, the user _should_ making a point to see that configuration file. 
>>> if
>>> they're changing /etc/rc.conf, they should be reading the 
>>> corresponding
>>> defaults file. if they're changing /etc/rc.conf without previously
>>> reading the defaults file, too bad.
>
> I have to definitely disagree here.  The place to read would be
> man rc.conf, would it not?

good idea. i didn't even think about the man page.

> I obviously missed the first part of this...is the specific variable in
> question covered in the rc.conf man page?

firewall_enable
                    (bool) Set to ``YES'' to load firewall rules at 
startup.
                    If the kernel was not built with IPFIREWALL, the ipfw 
ker-
                    nel module will be loaded.  See also ipfilter_enable.

sounds like it does what it's supposed to. it might be named funny, and 
might have a misleading comment in the default config file, it does do 
what the man page says (although others have said the config file 
doesn't qualify as documentation...)

-Justin White  [EMAIL PROTECTED]  http://justinfinity.2y.net/  
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