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Apart from DEFAULT, nothing prevents you to spam as many ifconfig_xxx0 entries as you like in the same /etc/rc.conf, in preparation for different interfaces the target machine might have.

Having this in a FreeBSD 14.2 custom /etc/rc: [ -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key ] || /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t dsa -f $TARGET_DIR/etc/ssh/ssh_host_dsa_key -N '' > /dev/null [ -f /etc/ssh/ssh_host_rsa_key ] || /usr/bin/ssh-keygen -t rsa -f...

You're not going to damage your hardware.

... and 3. Where do we have to patch service sshd keygen into the boot sequence?

Another advantage of this other than just as an installer is to have SSH in the installed OS before mounting the 'real' filesystems. This would allow passwords to unlock encrypted filesystems to be provided over SSH (with key login) by a hidden...

Much as I dislike systemd (I've seen it said, though I don't have enough knowledge to comment intelligently that Poettering knew a lot about C, but nothing about system administration) in this case I don't think it can be blamed on systemd, but...

Saw the subject and thought it was a line about the US and government attitude towards immigration. Although, now they seem to be using it to see if it distracts from Epstein...

While I prepare the preliminary patch file version 0.1 (MILESTONE 1: Usable with basic UNIX knowledge AND a UNIX machine to prepare the image (apply the patch)), anyone interested in this topic can 1. dive into the rc scripts of the install image...

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These signs in fields actually have a really nice story behind them. And, Alain De Vos ... <nitpick> if your dog smells better than you, maybe it's time for a bath? </nitpick> (sorry, that was too good a pun not to make)

But when the password is available on the internet, say it is "FreeBSD-15-STABLE" or the like, or no password at all (empty), it's not secure (an attacker can login). I'd say if it's easy to add some basic hardening, we should do it. Else...

Still don't actually need the INDEX. The database of available packages and versions to compare against the installed packages may be chosen by specifying one of -P, -R or -I or by setting VERSION_SOURCE in pkg.conf(5). If not...

A live memstick system is no option? I made a FreeBSD system that boots into RAM, adds a wheel user with ssh access from the local network and starts sshd, No problem to log in and dd an OS image to the local disk or run any non-graphical...

Ok, that was easy. I followed this recipe and with just a few changes in the install image I can log in as root w/o password. It is ifconfig_DEFAULT in uppercase, I forgot that... I guess what I did must be more or less the same like thogard...

A live memstick system is no option? I made a FreeBSD system that boots into RAM, adds a wheel user with ssh access from the local network and starts sshd, No problem to log in and dd an OS image to the local disk or run any non-graphical...

I've contemplated a script that figures out there is no useful rc.conf or network, set up all interface with dhcp. Checks that ssh has no keys and then creates them and installs a ssh key for root and then starts up sshd in a limited role with a...

Sounds very cool! So quick middleware requirements for example: CV (OpenCV) Image processing (stb_image, lodepng, etc) ML (Tensorflow? PyTorch) Database (Sqlite) UI (Qt/Gtk/Fltk/etc) This isn't too strenuous for any specific language. The most...

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Fun fact: With a read-only filesystem, the dash and underscore on my USB keyboard are disabled. But after mount -uw / I have them... Isn't that funny?! Right. 1. The console will not be disabled. 2. I want to create a solution for the 99/100...

Yes. If the machine has that (most do), it would be silly to disable these. All I want is that when your home/SOHO server box is placed in the broom closet, you're not forced to carry a display and keyboard and plug them in when you want to...

Yes exactly. And what is the "right" network interface? I know it's easy to set up when you know it's just for this one machine, today. But I'd like to create a more universal solution. Pitfall #1 ifconfig_default="DHCP" in rc.conf does not...

"You can't just kick them out of an airlock. You know how low we are on supplies! First strip them down, THEN kick them out of an airlock!" And one of my favorite 10 seconds is that oh-so-not-sorry speech.

I was a huge fan, I mean I still am of the classic 66-01 series... Enterprise was cool, but kind of a mislead plot, and rushed ending. The final seasons were great. My favourite has to be DS9, TNG maybe has higher highs but DS9 is one of the...

Thanks. I feel old now. I had to carry 17" CRT around, use serial line to make a network to play Doom or an online text-mud. In that case, I recommend reading the book series around that. The Centauri trilogy has all the back story around Londo...

Are you trying to configure wifi? You don't need those in kld_list, read iwm The FreeBSD 15.0 installer should detect and download the firmware, it did it for my 7260, be aware that these models won't connect to wireless N networks, only a/b/g...

All you need is a finished FreeBSD install on a USB stick that is configured to do dhcp on the right interface for the target machine.

There is so much that can go sideways before sshd has been started. Maybe an ssh-like console in addition to the traditional and serial consoles. Like an sshd built into loader(8). This comes with the caveat, how to implement this securely. The...

A more powerful version could start a VNC or RDP server or a lighttpd (tiny HTTP server) for graphical login. Then fancy images could be shown with instructions how to backup the previous OS etc. pp. So that ordinary people can install FBSD on...

I think there are a lot of "trekkies" out there. "Trekkie fans"? ie fans of "trekkies"...probly not so much. Oh, and for the record...I have zero use for the "reloaded" franchise...total crap! heavy special effects, weak plots, and the...

No, it should get an IP via DHCP and then start an sshd(8) server, not more. It runs in a ramdisk (md(4)) and does not touch anything (especially not the disks). Then you can log in via ssh(1) and run bsdinstall(8) (motd(5) will tell this). My...

Nanu nanu.

But how do you want to tell the thing where to install to? I must be missing something. Do you want to make an install medium that just wipes the disk and installs FreeBSD without questions?

Remote Installation of the FreeBSD Operating System Without a Remote Console

Why DHCP and no fixed IP number? Because the typical home or office network already has a DHCP server running, and we can't know the network number in advance. DHCP is the most flexible solution, and it will work in 99.999% of all use cases.

I'm going to make a headless installation on my "new" (used) home server, a semi-professional NAS box for SOHO that I "shot" in an auction on the internet. I'll follow the instructions of 2-3 guides that can be found easily on the net, the only...

I'm going to make a headless installation on my "new" (used) home server, a semi-professional NAS box for SOHO that I "shot" in an auction on the internet. I'll follow the instructions of 2-3 guides that can be found easily on the net, the only...

As an update, I needed to set those ENV variables in /etc/profiles so that they get set and stick. ~/.profile did not work for me. The lines I had to use: export KWIN_DRM_NO_AMS=1 and export KWIN_DRM_NO_DIRECT_SCANOUT=1... But even then, that...

I simply resolve all my internal names through the /etc/hosts file on my openWRT firewall, where I also resolve all external DNS inquires. If the hostname lookup is without a domain then it resolves to an internal host. Apache virtual hosts...

I was a huge fan, I mean I still am of the classic 66-01 series... Enterprise was cool, but kind of a mislead plot, and rushed ending. The final seasons were great. My favourite has to be DS9, TNG maybe has higher highs but DS9 is one of the...

Original article here. Consider this when replying. FreeBSD runs on this… FreeBSD runs on this… and FreeBSD runs on this…! It’s easy to get FreeBSD running on a Raspberry Pi. It’s easy to manage multiple hard drives with ZFS. So we were...

I am using dnsmasq which is a dns server but not sure how to assign hostnames to specific IP addresses.

The problem I'm having is knowing how to set an IP address for a jail since it does not have a MAC address.

I want to understand difference. I tried sign language, they told me it was from down under,

There's nothing simpler, more observable and debuggable than rc which is just a bunch of shell scripts. Throw in a bunch of "echo"es and you can follow each and every step - it doesn't get any more predictive and discoverable. SMF is a wholly...

I was a huge fan, I mean I still am of the classic 66-01 series... Enterprise was cool, but kind of a mislead plot, and rushed ending. The final seasons were great. My favourite has to be DS9, TNG maybe has higher highs but DS9 is one of the...

This is the one I meant: https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/14-3-release-p6-to-15-0-release-ipfw-issues.100603/post-730467 and here's another one https://forums.freebsd.org/threads/freebsd-15-0-release-issues-strange-issues.102027/post-749795

As vault.io seems to take longer for its next update/release - you may as well migrate to SYLVE - https://github.com/AlchemillaHQ/Sylve - nice web interface and ZFS pool management.

How? I think fungi are extraterrestial but they evolved on in a new environment a long time. Spores in the inside of a meteorite that was launched by some impact force and survived the impact on another world...

The word "zombie" has a very specific meaning in the context of Unix and the ps command. Specifically: So, as cracauer@ suggests, processes that won't terminate and still have resources allocated are not zombies. They are typically waiting...