Subject: Re: rtsol_flags
To: Hubert Feyrer <hubert.feyrer@informatik.fh-regensburg.de>
From: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>
List: tech-net
Date: 09/24/2001 12:57:54
On Sun, Sep 23, 2001 at 09:04:22PM +0200, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> 
> We default rtsol_flags to "". rtsol=NO by default, but if someone decides
> to switch it on, it would be nice to solicit addresses for all interfaces,
> no? The default for rtsol_flags of "" just brings up the rtsol(8) usage
> message on boot, which is not too useful (if someone wants rtsol ;).
> 
> Requiring the user/admin to hardwire an interface name in there is not
> useful either, if one switches network cards (ethernet, wireless).
> 
> So, should we set rtsol_flags="-a" by default?

That sounds sensible to me, and I we have prior art for other programs
(e.g, ``mopd_flags="-a" '')...

Luke.