From owner-freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Nov 27 18:40:02 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-doc@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 848AA16A41F for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B7DBC43D60 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id jARIe19o048804 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id jARIe1re048803; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:01 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:01 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200511271840.jARIe1re048803@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Maximillian Dornseif Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BC6116A41F for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:35:22 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6869C43D4C for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:35:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jARIZEbZ080669 for ; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:35:14 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id jARIZEkK080668; Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:35:14 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200511271835.jARIZEkK080668@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:35:14 GMT From: Maximillian Dornseif To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: docs/89635: authpf needs fdescfs X-BeenThere: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Documentation project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Nov 2005 18:40:02 -0000 >Number: 89635 >Category: docs >Synopsis: authpf needs fdescfs >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: doc-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun Nov 27 18:40:01 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Maximillian Dornseif >Release: 6.0 >Organization: Pi1 - Laboratory for Dependable Distributed Systems - University of Mannheim >Environment: FreeBSD koon.dorala.23.nu 6.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE #0: Sat Nov 26 15:38:15 CET 2005 root@koon.dorala.23.nu:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/KOON i386 >Description: For authpf to work fdescfs must be mounted to /dev/fd. This seems to be completely undocumented and even from studying the sourcecode one needs some experience in the workings of FreeBSDD to guess what the issue is. I stumbled on http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/htdig/freebsd-pf/2005-May/001014.html and so found out what is missing. On a related note: /var/authpf does not exist by defaults and tne manpage gives no hints on this directory or which premissions are the "correct" ones. >How-To-Repeat: mkdir /etc/authpf/ touch /etc/authpf/authpf.conf mkdir /var/authpf/ You may also use sysinstall(8) to re-enter the installation and configuration utility. Edit /etc/motd to change this login announcement. pfctl: /dev/fd/4: No such file or directory Unable to modify filters Connection to 213.xxx.xxx.xxx closed. >Fix: mount fdescfs >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: