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diff --git a/sysconfig.txt b/sysconfig.txt
index 22b12a8b..211d2344 100644
--- a/sysconfig.txt
+++ b/sysconfig.txt
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig
ZONE="US/Eastern"
/etc/sysconfig/desktop:
- DESKTOP=GNOME|KDE|AnotherLevel
+ DESKTOP=GNOME|KDE
This determines the default desktop for new users.
DISPLAYMANAGER=GNOME|KDE|XDM
This determines display manager started by /etc/X11/prefdm,
@@ -178,6 +178,8 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig
IPXAUTOFRAME=on|off (again, not yes|no)
IPXINTERNALNETNUM=<netnum>
IPXINTERNALNODENUM=<nodenum>
+ NOZEROCONF=
+ Set this to not set a route for dynamic link-local addresses.
All the IPX stuff is optional, and should default to off.
@@ -185,7 +187,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig
Enable or disable global IPv6 initialization
Default: no
IPV6FORWARDING=yes|no
- Enable or disable global forwarding of incoming IPv6 packes
+ Enable or disable global forwarding of incoming IPv6 packets
on all interfaces.
Note: Actual packet forwarding cannot be controlled per-device, use netfilter6 for such issues
Default: no
@@ -402,16 +404,15 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig
LANG= set locale for all categories, can be any two letter ISO
language code
- LC_CTYPE= localedata configuration for classification and conversion
+ LC_CTYPE= locale data configuration for classification and conversion
of characters
- LC_COLLATE= localedata configuration for collation (sort order) of
+ LC_COLLATE= locale data configuration for collation (sort order) of
strings
- LC_MESSAGES= localedata configuration for translation of yes and no
- messages
- LC_NUMERIC= localedata configuration for non-monetary numeric data
- LC_MONETARY= localedata configuration for monetary data
- LC_TIME= localedata configuration for date and time
- LC_ALL= localedata configuration overriding all of the above
+ LC_MESSAGES= locale data configuration for translation of messages
+ LC_NUMERIC= locale data configuration for non-monetary numeric data
+ LC_MONETARY= locale data configuration for monetary data
+ LC_TIME= locale data configuration for date and time
+ LC_ALL= locale data configuration overriding all of the above
LANGUAGE= can be a : separated list of ISO language codes
LINGUAS= can be a ' ' separated list of ISO language codes
@@ -506,7 +507,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
PEERDNS=yes|no
modify /etc/resolv.conf if peer uses msdns extension (PPP only) or
DNS{1,2} are set, or if using dhclient. default to "yes".
- DNS{1,2}=<ipaddress>
+ DNS{1,2}=<ip address>
provide DNS addresses that are dropped into the resolv.conf
file if PEERDNS is not set to "no".
SRCADDR=
@@ -518,7 +519,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
Use of this in conjunction with HWADDR= may cause
unintended behavior.
NOZEROCONF=
- Set this to not set a route for dynamic link-local addreses
+ Set this to not set a route for dynamic link-local addresses
over this device.
PERSISTENT_DHCLIENT=yes|no|1|0
Without this option, or if it is 'no'/'0', and BOOTPROTO=dhcp,
@@ -546,8 +547,8 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
by the boot protocol. No "dummy" entries need to be created.
Base items being deprecated:
- NETWORK=<will be calculated automatically with ifcalc>
- BROADCAST=<will be calculated automatically with ifcalc>
+ NETWORK=<will be calculated automatically with ipcalc>
+ BROADCAST=<will be calculated automatically with ipcalc>
Alias specific items:
ONPARENT=yes|no
@@ -596,7 +597,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
IPv4 address of the remote 6to4 relay
Note: if this is omitted, ::192.88.99.1 (the anycast relay address) is chosen
IPV6TO4_IPV4ADDR=<IPv6 address>[/<prefix length>] (optional)
- Overwrite local IPv4 address which is accessable from the Internet
+ Overwrite local IPv4 address which is accessible from the Internet
(optional, in case of static IPv4-NAT behind a router or other special scenarios)
IPV6TO4_MTU=<MTU for IPv6> (optional)
Controls IPv6 MTU for the 6to4 tunnel
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
Optional settings for a 6to4 tunnel or a ppp link
IPV6_CONTROL_RADVD=yes|no (optional)
- Enable signalling radvd that the 6to4 prefix has been changed or a
+ Enable signaling radvd that the 6to4 prefix has been changed or a
preconfigured dynamic device is up or down
Default: no
@@ -698,7 +699,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
specify which characters to escape; almost everyone can use
asyncmap 00000000 anyway, and they can set PPPOPTIONS to
asyncmap foobar if they want to set options perfectly)
- HARDFLOWCTL=yes|no (yes imples "modem crtscts" options)
+ HARDFLOWCTL=yes|no (yes implies "modem crtscts" options)
PPPOPTIONS=<arbitrary option string; is placed last on the
command line, so it can override other options like asyncmap
that were specified differently>
@@ -773,12 +774,34 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
BSDCOMP=off|on
CCP=off|on
SLAVE_DEVICE=ippp[0-9]
-
+
ippp0 items being deprecated:
BOOT=[on|off] will be converted to ONBOOT=[yes|no] by netconf
LOCAL_IP= will be converted to IPADDR by netconf
REMOTE_IP= will be converted to GATEWAY by netconf
+ Wireless-specific items:
+ See iwconfig(8) for additional information.
+ MODE=[Ad-Hoc|Managed|Master|Repeater|Secondary|Monitor|Auto]
+ ESSID=
+ Defaults to "any".
+ NWID=
+ FREQ=
+ Ignored if MODE=Managed.
+ CHANNEL=
+ Ignored if MODE=Managed.
+ SENS=<sensitivity threshold>
+ RATE=
+ KEY{1,2,3,4}=<WEP key with the given index>
+ DEFAULTKEY=<default key index>
+ KEY=<default WEP key>
+ SECURITYMODE=[on|off|open|restricted]
+ RTS=[auto|fixed|off|<rts threshold>]
+ FRAG=[off|<fragmentation threshold>]
+ IWCONFIG=<other iwconfig(8) options>
+ SPYIPS=<list of IP addresses to monitor for link quality>
+ IWPRIV=<iwpriv(8) commands>
+
IPSEC specific items
SRC=source address. Not required.
DST=destination address
@@ -794,7 +817,7 @@ Files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/
KEY_ESP{_IN,_OUT}=ESP key
SPI_{ESP,AH_{IN,OUT}}=SPIs to use
- _IN and _OUT specifiers are for using different keys or protocols for inccoming
+ _IN and _OUT specifiers are for using different keys or protocols for incoming
and outgoing packets. If neither _IN or _OUT variants are set for protocols or
keys, the same will be used for both.