/etc/rc.conf: gateway_enable: not found

[skunk]

When I set in
/etc/rc.conf

gateway_enable = "NO"

the computer spams a lot when booting:

/etc/rc.conf: gateway_enable: not found

I would rather have expected that this is accepted rather quietly, just as when setting the value "YES".

I am now confused.

 

[SirDice]

No space(s) between gateway_enable and =. rc.conf is a shell script that gets sourced several times by the rc(8) scripts (that's why it's spamming the error).

 

[mer]

man sysrc
It's a utility that safely/correctly adds variables to the rc.conf files; helps one avoid "minor errors" like the spacing (which I know I've done once or twice)

 

[Erichans]

No space(s) between gateway_enable and =.

I think, spaces after the = should also be removed*, try:
gateway_enable="NO"

Alternatively use sysrc(8)

* Variables: "Whitespace (spaces, tabs or newlines) terminate the value." An explicit example for rc.conf using ntpd_enable= YES, you'll find in Your Comprehensive Guide to rc(8): FreeBSD Services and Automation

 

[SirDice]

I think, spaces after the = should also be removed, try:

Right. It's fine in a Makefile, I always mix those up.