One of the important aspects of FreeBSD is proper system configuration. This chapter explains much of the FreeBSD configuration process, including some of the parameters which can be set to tune a FreeBSD system.
After reading this chapter, you will know:
The basics of rc.conf configuration
and /usr/local/etc/rc.d startup
scripts.
How to configure and test a network card.
How to configure virtual hosts on network devices.
How to use the various configuration files in
/etc.
How to tune FreeBSD using sysctl(8) variables.
How to tune disk performance and modify kernel limitations.
Before reading this chapter, you should:
Understand UNIX® and FreeBSD basics (Chapter 4, UNIX Basics).
Be familiar with the basics of kernel configuration and compilation (Chapter 9, Configuring the FreeBSD Kernel).
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