Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 13:35:32 -0700 From: Sam Leffler <sam@freebsd.org> To: Jean-Charles Longuet <jclonguet@laposte.net> Cc: freebsd-rc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: conf/126392: rc.conf ifconfig_xx keywords cannot be escaped Message-ID: <48A1F414.3000608@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200808121940.m7CJe5fu059233@freefall.freebsd.org> References: <200808121940.m7CJe5fu059233@freefall.freebsd.org>
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Jean-Charles Longuet wrote:
> The following reply was made to PR conf/126392; it has been noted by GNATS.
>
> From: Jean-Charles Longuet <jclonguet@laposte.net>
> To: bug-followup@freebsd.org, jclonguet@free.fr
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: conf/126392: rc.conf ifconfig_xx keywords cannot be escaped
> Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 21:10:04 +0200
>
>
> From what I understand, wpa_supplicant is only used by client stations.
> In my case, I am configuring an access point with hostapd for the wpa
> handling, and do not require wpa_supplicant in any way, hence the
> configuration line I added in the intial report.
>
> More generaly, keywords can not be used anywhere in the ifconfig command
> line: you cannot set your ssid to such values, for example. There are
> workarounds, like running an extra ifconfig command in start_if.ath0,
> but that's just plain ugly, and I use FreeBSD to avoid this. Having an
> extra keyword meaning "do not look thereafter" could do the trick
> (something like "--" on command lines).
>
>
Using ifconfig to enable WPA authmode will never be useful. I will
remove it so it's not possible. Not sure however if the rc scripts will
recognize use of "WPA" for setting the ssid as distinct from the
metta-keyword. If not that is an issue.
Sam
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