Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2011 17:06:05 GMT From: Dutch Daemon <DutchDaemon@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: conf/161885: FreeBSD 9 BETA 3 apparently ignores ifconfig_alias settings from rc.conf Message-ID: <201110211706.p9LH65Ik007661@red.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <201110211710.p9LHAAiL073608@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 161885 >Category: conf >Synopsis: FreeBSD 9 BETA 3 apparently ignores ifconfig_alias settings from rc.conf >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Oct 21 17:10:10 UTC 2011 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Dutch Daemon >Release: FreeBSD 9.0-BETA3 i386 and amd64 >Organization: FreeBSD Forums >Environment: Both FreeBSD 9.0-BETA3 #0 i386 and amd64 (several different machines, no GENERIC kernels); this problem seems to have existed for a couple of months (in -CURRENT / 9.0). This config was without problems in 8-STABLE. >Description: Please see this thread on the FreeBSD Forums: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=27108 >How-To-Repeat: Set ifconfig_nic0 and ifconfig_nic0_alias0 entries in rc.conf, and reboot. The primary IP address comes up, the alias is absent, and no activity can be found in dmesg -a. >Fix: Using the ipv4_addrs_nic0 type syntax does not have this problem. Creating the alias from the command line is also not a problem. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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