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BSDCONFIG(8) System Manager's Manual BSDCONFIG(8) NAME bsdconfig -- system configuration utility SYNOPSIS bsdconfig [-h] bsdconfig command [-h] bsdconfig [OPTIONS] [command [OPTIONS]] DESCRIPTION bsdconfig is used to set up many system configuration settings, both for new systems, as well as changing configuration settings of existing sys- tems. bsdconfig optionally takes a command as an argument. If invoked with no arguments, it will bring up an interactive menu listing the available mod- ules. The following options are available: -d Provide lots of debugging info on standard-out when running. -D file Send debugging info to file. If file begins with a plus-sign de- bug info is sent to both standard-out and file (minus the leading plus). -f file Load file as script and then exit. If multiple occurrences, pro- gram will only exit after last occurrence. If file is a single dash (`-'), bsdconfig reads from standard input. -h Print usage statement and exit. -S Secure X11 mode (implies -X). As root, always prompt-for and val- idate sudo(8)(ports/security/sudo) username/password before start- ing. -X Use Xdialog(1)(ports/x11/xdialog) in place of dialog(1). COMMANDS The following commands (sorted alphabetically) are currently included in the base bsdconfig program, with more to be added soon. Other commands can be added, as detailed below in the ADDING COMMANDS section, and once added, will appear in the master menu as well as in the -h listing. console Utilities to customize the behavior of the system con- sole. defaultrouter Shortcut to the Default Router/Gateway menu under net- working. diskmgmt Manage disk partitions and/or labels. Executes sade(8). docsinstall Executes the bsdinstall docsinstall sub-utility to allow installation/re-installation of the FreeBSD Documenta- tion set(s). dot Generate a graphviz dot(1)(ports/graphics/graphviz) lan- guage file (printed on stdout) visualizing the bsdconfig menu, include, and shortcut structure relationships. See "bsdconfig dot -h" for more details. groupadd Shortcut to the Add Groups menu under groupmgmt. groupdel Shortcut to the Delete Groups menu under groupmgmt. groupedit Shortcut to the Edit/View Groups menu under groupmgmt. groupmgmt Utilities to Add/Change/View/Delete Group Accounts. hostname Shortcut to the Hostname/Domain menu under networking. kern_securelevel Shortcut to the kern.securelevel menu under security. mouse Utilities for configuring, exploring, and enabling con- sole mouse support. mouse_disable Shortcut to the Disable menu under mouse. mouse_enable Shortcut to the Enable menu under mouse. mouse_flags Shortcut to the Flags menu under mouse. mouse_port Shortcut to the Port menu under mouse. mouse_type Shortcut to the Type menu under mouse. nameservers Shortcut to the DNS Nameservers menu under networking. netdev Shortcut to the Network Interfaces menu under network- ing. networking Utilities to set/change Hostname/Domain, Network Inter- faces, Wireless Network, Default Router/Gateway, and DNS Nameservers. packages Browse, install, uninstall, or re-install packaged soft- ware. password Set the system administrator (root) password. security Configure various system security settings. startup Configure various aspects of system startup. startup_misc Shortcut to the Miscellaneous Startup Services menu un- der startup. startup_rcadd Shortcut to the Add New menu under the View/Edit Startup Configuration menu (startup_rcconf) of startup. startup_rcconf Shortcut to the View/Edit Startup Configuration menu un- der startup. startup_rcdelete Shortcut to the Delete menu under the View/Edit Startup Configuration menu (startup_rcconf) of startup. startup_rcvar Shortcut to the Toggle Startup Services menu under startup. syscons_font Shortcut to the Font menu under console for syscons(4). syscons_keymap Shortcut to the Keymap menu under console for syscons(4). syscons_repeat Shortcut to the Repeat menu under console for syscons(4). syscons_saver Shortcut to the Saver menu under console for syscons(4). syscons_screenmap Shortcut to the Screenmap menu under console for syscons(4). syscons_ttys Shortcut to the Ttys menu under console for syscons(4). vt_font Shortcut to the Font menu under console for vt(4). vt_keymap Shortcut to the Keymap menu under console for vt(4). vt_repeat Shortcut to the Repeat menu under console for vt(4). vt_saver Shortcut to the Saver menu under console for vt(4). vt_screenmap Shortcut to the Screenmap menu under console for vt(4). vt_ttys Shortcut to the Ttys menu under console for vt(4). timezone Set the regional timezone of the local machine. ttys Edit the ttys(5) database with your favorite editor. useradd Shortcut to the Add Users menu under usermgmt. userdel Shortcut to the Delete Users menu under usermgmt. useredit Shortcut to the Edit/View Users menu under usermgmt. usermgmt Utilities to Add/Edit/View/Delete User Accounts. wireless Shortcut to the Wireless Networks menu under networking. INTERNATIONALIZATION i18n features are built into bsdconfig and language-specific translation files will be added as they become available. In the absence of language- specific translation files, the default (en_US.ISO8859-1) files will be used. ADDING COMMANDS To be documented later. Document menu_selection="command|*" syntax of IN- DEX files. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES The following environment variables affect the execution of bsdconfig: LANG If LANG is set, messages and index information will be read from files named messages.$LANG and INDEX.$LANG and fall back to files named messages and INDEX if messages.$LANG and INDEX.$LANG do not exist. LANG takes precedence over LC_ALL. LC_ALL If LC_ALL is set, messages and index information will be read from files named messages.$LC_ALL and INDEX.$LC_ALL and fall back to files named messages and INDEX if messages.$LC_ALL and IN- DEX.$LC_ALL do not exist. FILES /usr/share/examples/bsdconfig/bsdconfigrc can be copied to $HOME/.bsdconfi- grc and customized as needed. EXIT STATUS The bsdconfig utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs. SEE ALSO bsdinstall(8) HISTORY bsdconfig first appeared in FreeBSD 9.2. AUTHORS Ron McDowell Devin Teske <dteske@FreeBSD.org> BUGS The docsinstall and diskmgmt modules call bsdinstall. Bugs found in these modules should be considered those of bsdinstall, not bsdconfig. FreeBSD 16.0 CURRENT June 9, 2026 BSDCONFIG(8)
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