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| author | Daniel Gerzo <danger@FreeBSD.org> | 2021-07-12 21:13:03 +0000 |
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| committer | Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> | 2021-10-08 08:15:08 +0000 |
| commit | d9735b8c10b6d56fb1c62f1e943dfe0a5bfae5af (patch) | |
| tree | ae5e048689919f6fc4b5ca5e5160be2b7b84386d | |
| parent | ae6355af77905cc29de730af5fe5a6fd9c4036b4 (diff) | |
| download | src-d9735b8c10b6d56fb1c62f1e943dfe0a5bfae5af.tar.gz src-d9735b8c10b6d56fb1c62f1e943dfe0a5bfae5af.zip | |
loader: update autoboot description and move to loader.conf.5
Document "NO" special value for the autoboot_delay and move the
description to loader.conf.5.
imp reworked some of the wording from danger's patch.
PR: 85128
(cherry picked from commit 71f6aea4150c66784cbad42c1e1ff908d909c2ec)
| -rw-r--r-- | stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 | 41 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | stand/man/loader.8 | 31 |
2 files changed, 43 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 index 92b4499c259c..2e47295ad396 100644 --- a/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 +++ b/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 @@ -78,6 +78,47 @@ may have any prefix; the prefix identifies a module. All such settings sharing a common prefix refer to the same module. .Bl -tag -width Ar +.It Ar autoboot_delay +Delay in seconds before automatically booting. +A user with console access will be able to interrupt the +.Ic autoboot +process and escape into the interactive mode by pressing a key on +the console during this delay. +.Pp +If set to +.Dq Li NO , +no +.Ic autoboot +is automatically attempted after processing +.Pa /boot/loader.rc , +though explicit +.Ic autoboot Ns 's +are processed normally, using a 10 second delay. +.Pp +If set to +.Dq Li 0 , +no delay is inserted, but any keys pressed while the kernel and modules are +loaded will enter interactive mode. +.Pp +If set to +.Dq Li -1 , +no delay will be inserted and +.Nm +starts interactive mode only if +.Ic autoboot +has failed. +In combination with the +.Va beastie_disable +option, this option prevents users with console access from being able +to interrupt the +.Ic autoboot +process and escape to the loader prompt. +To use the +.Va autoboot_delay +option in this manner, +.Va beastie_disable +must be set to +.Dq Li YES . .It Ar exec Immediately executes a .Xr loader 8 diff --git a/stand/man/loader.8 b/stand/man/loader.8 index 3051f9bda6e4..2440aaa1840c 100644 --- a/stand/man/loader.8 +++ b/stand/man/loader.8 @@ -354,35 +354,8 @@ Both types of builtin variables are described below. Number of seconds .Ic autoboot will wait before booting. -If this variable is not defined, -.Ic autoboot -will default to 10 seconds. -.Pp -If set to -.Dq Li NO , -no -.Ic autoboot -will be automatically attempted after processing -.Pa /boot/loader.rc , -though explicit -.Ic autoboot Ns 's -will be processed normally, defaulting to 10 seconds delay. -.Pp -If set to -.Dq Li 0 , -no delay will be inserted, but user still will be able to interrupt -.Ic autoboot -process and escape into the interactive mode by pressing some key -on the console while kernel and -modules are being loaded. -.Pp -If set to -.Dq Li -1 , -no delay will be inserted and -.Nm -will engage interactive mode only if -.Ic autoboot -has failed for some reason. +Configuration options are described in +.Xr loader.conf 5 . .It Va boot_askname Instructs the kernel to prompt the user for the name of the root device when the kernel is booted. |
