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authorTom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no>2011-12-31 01:59:59 +0100
committerTom Gundersen <teg@jklm.no>2011-12-31 02:09:51 +0100
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rc.conf(5)
==========
-Name
+NAME
----
rc.conf - Arch Linux main configuration file
-Synopsis
+SYNOPSIS
--------
-*/etc/rc.conf*
+/etc/rc.conf
-Description
+DESCRIPTION
-----------
-The */etc/rc.conf* file is the system configuration file for Arch-specific
+The /etc/rc.conf file is the system configuration file for Arch-specific
settings. The format is bash. It contains several commonly-edited settings such
as timezone; keymap; kernel modules; daemons to load at start-up; etc. It is
split up in a few sections to categorize configuration settings: localization,
hardware, networking and daemons.
-Localization[[L]]
+LOCALIZATION[[L]]
-----------------
-*TIMEZONE*::
- Specifies the timezone. The setting takes effect on boot by ensuring that /etc/localtime is a symlink
- to the correct zoneinfo file. Possible timezones are the relative path to a zoneinfo file starting
- from the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo. For example, a German timezone would be Europe/Berlin,
- which refers to the file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin.
+*TIMEZONE=*
- Note: if empty, /etc/localtime is not changed. This is useful if /etc/localtime is maintained manually
- or by a third-party tool; or if there is no reason to change it from what was set during install.
+Specifies the timezone. The setting takes effect on boot by ensuring that /etc/localtime is a symlink
+to the correct zoneinfo file. Possible timezones are the relative path to a zoneinfo file starting
+from the directory /usr/share/zoneinfo. For example, a German timezone would be Europe/Berlin,
+which refers to the file /usr/share/zoneinfo/Europe/Berlin.
- Default: empty
+Note: if empty, /etc/localtime is not changed. This is useful if /etc/localtime is maintained manually
+or by a third-party tool; or if there is no reason to change it from what was set during install.
-*HARDWARECLOCK*::
- How to interpret/update the hardware clock. (used by hwclock)
- Options:
- - empty: fall back to the value in /var/lib/hwclock/adjfile, which defaults to UTC. This is recommended
- as other users of hwclock might change adjfile and hence cause rc.conf and adjfile to be out of sync.
- - "UTC": most robust, allows operating systems to abstract local time and ease DST.
- - "localtime": apply timezone (and DST) in hardwareclock: discouraged.
- Choose this if you dualboot with an OS which cannot handle UTC BIOS times correctly, like Windows (note
- that recent Windows'es can use UTC, which is preferable).
- - any other value will result in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
+Default: empty
- Default: empty
+*HARDWARECLOCK=*
-*KEYMAP*::
- Defines the keymap to load with the loadkeys program on bootup.
- Possible keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps. Please note that this
- setting is only valid for your TTYs, not any graphical window managers or X.
- KEYMAP in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
+How to interpret/update the hardware clock. (used by hwclock)
- Defalut: empty
+Options:
+ - empty: fall back to the value in /var/lib/hwclock/adjfile, which defaults to UTC. This is recommended
+ as other users of hwclock might change adjfile and hence cause rc.conf and adjfile to be out of sync.
+ - "UTC": most robust, allows operating systems to abstract local time and ease DST.
+ - "localtime": apply timezone (and DST) in hardwareclock: discouraged.
+ Choose this if you dualboot with an OS which cannot handle UTC BIOS times correctly, like Windows (note
+ that recent Windows'es can use UTC, which is preferable).
+ - any other value will result in the hardware clock being left untouched (useful for virtualization)
-*CONSOLEFONT*::
- Defines the console font to load with the setfont program on bootup.
- Possible fonts are found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US).
- FONT in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
+Default: empty
- Default: empty
+*KEYMAP=*
-*CONSOLEMAP*::
- Defines the console map to load with the setfont program on bootup. Possible maps are found in
- /usr/share/kbd/consoletrans. Set this to a map suitable for the appropriate locale (8859-1 for Latin1,
- for example) if you're using an UTF-8 locale and use programs that generate 8-bit output. If you're
- using X11 for everyday work, don't bother, as it only affects the output of Linux console applications.
- FONT_MAP in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
+Defines the keymap to load with the loadkeys program on bootup.
+Possible keymaps are found in /usr/share/kbd/keymaps. Please note that this
+setting is only valid for your TTYs, not any graphical window managers or X.
+KEYMAP in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
- Default: empty
+Defalut: empty
-*LOCALE*::
- This sets your system language, which will be used by all i18n-friendly applications and utilities.
- See `locale -a` (or locale.gen) for available options. LANG in /etc/locale.conf takes precedence.
- If unset, it falls back to the C locale.
+*CONSOLEFONT=*
- Default: empty
+Defines the console font to load with the setfont program on bootup.
+Possible fonts are found in /usr/share/kbd/consolefonts (only needed for non-US).
+FONT in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
-*DAEMON_LOCALE*::
- If set to 'yes', use $LOCALE as the locale during daemon startup and during the boot process.
- If set to 'no', the C locale is used.
+Default: empty
- Default: "no"
+*CONSOLEMAP=*
-*USECOLOR*::
- Use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
+Defines the console map to load with the setfont program on bootup. Possible maps are found in
+/usr/share/kbd/consoletrans. Set this to a map suitable for the appropriate locale (8859-1 for Latin1,
+for example) if you're using an UTF-8 locale and use programs that generate 8-bit output. If you're
+using X11 for everyday work, don't bother, as it only affects the output of Linux console applications.
+FONT_MAP in /etc/vconsole.conf takes precedence.
- Default: "yes"
+Default: empty
-Hardware[[H]]
+*LOCALE=*
+
+This sets your system language, which will be used by all i18n-friendly applications and utilities.
+See `locale -a` (or locale.gen) for available options. LANG in /etc/locale.conf takes precedence.
+If unset, it falls back to the C locale.
+
+Default: empty
+
+*DAEMON_LOCALE=*
+
+ - If set to 'yes', use $LOCALE as the locale during daemon startup and during the boot process.
+ - If set to 'no', the C locale is used.
+
+Default: "no"
+
+*USECOLOR=*
+
+Use ANSI color sequences in startup messages
+
+Default: "yes"
+
+HARDWARE[[H]]
-------------
+*MODULES=*
+
+Modules to load at boot-up. To blacklist modules, see "man modprobe.conf".
+
+Default: ().
+
+*UDEV_TIMEOUT=*
-*MODULES*::
- Modules to load at boot-up. To blacklist modules, see "man modprobe.conf".
+Udev settle timeout.
- Default: ().
+Default: 30
-*UDEV_TIMEOUT*::
- Udev settle timeout.
+*USEDMRAID=*
- Default: 30
+Scan for FakeRAID (dmraid) Volumes at startup.
-*USEDMRAID*::
- Scan for FakeRAID (dmraid) Volumes at startup.
+Default: "no"
- Default: "no"
+*USEBTRFS=*
-*USEBTRFS*::
- Scan for BTRFS volumes at startup.
+Scan for BTRFS volumes at startup.
- Default: "no"
+Default: "no"
-*USELVM*::
- Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM.
+*USELVM=*
- Default: "no"
+Scan for LVM volume groups at startup, required if you use LVM.
-Networking[[N]]
+Default: "no"
+
+NETWORKING[[N]]
---------------
+*HOSTNAME=*
-*HOSTNAME*::
- Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts. The contents of
- /etc/hostname (if not empty) takes precedence.
+Hostname of machine. Should also be put in /etc/hosts. The contents of
+/etc/hostname (if not empty) takes precedence.
- Default: "myhost"
+Default: "myhost"
The following settings help you setting up a wired network.
-*interface*::
- Name of device. Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
+*interface=*
- Default: empty
+Name of device. Use 'ip addr' or 'ls /sys/class/net/' to see all available interfaces.
- Required for manual configuration as well as DHCP.
+Default: empty
-*address*::
- IP address.
+Required for manual configuration as well as DHCP.
- Default: empty
+*address=*
- Required for manual configuration, empty for DHCP.
+IP address.
-*netmask*::
- Subnet mask.
+Default: empty
- Default: empty (which means 255.255.255.0)
+Required for manual configuration, empty for DHCP.
- Optional for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
+*netmask=*
-*broadcast*::
- Broadcast address.
+Subnet mask.
- Default: empty
+Default: empty (which means 255.255.255.0)
- Optional for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
+Optional for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
-*gateway*::
- Default route.
+*broadcast=*
- Default: empty
+Broadcast address.
- Required for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
+Default: empty
-*Static IP example*::
+Optional for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
- interface=eth0
+*gateway=*
- address=192.168.0.2
+Default route.
- netmask=255.255.255.0
+Default: empty
- broadcast=192.168.0.255
+Required for manual configuration, ignored for DHCP.
+*Static IP example*
+
+ interface=eth0
+ address=192.168.0.2
+ netmask=255.255.255.0
+ broadcast=192.168.0.255
gateway=192.168.0.1
-*DHCP example*::
+*DHCP example*
interface=eth0
-
address=
-
netmask=
-
gateway=
The following options might be needed for advanced use-cases.
-*NETWORK_PERSIST*::
- Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown. This is required if your root device is on NFS.
+*NETWORK_PERSIST=*
+
+Setting this to "yes" will skip network shutdown. This is required if your root device is on NFS.
- Default: "no"
+Default: "no"
-*NETWORKS*::
- Enable these netcfg profiles at boot-up. These replace the network
- configuration above and are useful if you happen to need more advanced
- network features than the simple network service supports,
- such as multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users).
+*NETWORKS=*
+
+Enable these netcfg profiles at boot-up. These replace the network
+configuration above and are useful if you happen to need more advanced
+network features than the simple network service supports,
+such as multiple network configurations (ie, laptop users).
- set to 'menu' to present a menu during boot-up (dialog package required)
- prefix an entry with a ! to disable it
- Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
- There is a template file included there that can be used to create
- new profiles. This requires the netcfg package
-Daemons[[D]]
+Network profiles are found in /etc/network.d
+There is a template file included there that can be used to create
+new profiles. This requires the netcfg package.
+
+DAEMONS[[D]]
------------
-*DAEMONS*::
- Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
- - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
- - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
+*DAEMONS=*
+
+Daemons to start at boot-up (in this order)
+ - prefix a daemon with a ! to disable it
+ - prefix a daemon with a @ to start it up in the background
- If you are sure nothing else touches your hardware clock (such as ntpd or
- a dual-boot), you might want to enable 'hwclock'. Note that this will only
- make a difference if the hwclock program has been calibrated correctly.
+If you are sure nothing else touches your hardware clock (such as ntpd or
+a dual-boot), you might want to enable 'hwclock'. Note that this will only
+make a difference if the hwclock program has been calibrated correctly.
- If you use a network filesystem you should enable 'netfs'.
+If you use a network filesystem you should enable 'netfs'.
- Default: (syslog-ng network crond)
+Default: (syslog-ng network crond)
-Authors
+AUTHORS
-------
- Written by Dieter Plaetinck, Tom Gundersen and others.
+Written by Dieter Plaetinck, Tom Gundersen and others.