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	.Dd January 6, 2021			.Dd July 10, 2021
	.Dt LOADER.CONF 5			.Dt LOADER.CONF 5
	.Os			.Os
	.Sh NAME			.Sh NAME
	.Nm loader.conf			.Nm loader.conf
	.Nd "system bootstrap configuration information"			.Nd "system bootstrap configuration information"
	.Sh DESCRIPTION			.Sh DESCRIPTION
	The file			The file
	.Nm			.Nm
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	treatment are listed below.			treatment are listed below.
	Settings beginning with			Settings beginning with
	.Qq *			.Qq *
	below define the modules to be loaded and			below define the modules to be loaded and
	may have any prefix; the prefix identifies a module.			may have any prefix; the prefix identifies a module.
	All such settings sharing a common			All such settings sharing a common
	prefix refer to the same module.			prefix refer to the same module.
	.Bl -tag -width Ar			.Bl -tag -width Ar
				.It Ar autoboot_delay
				Delay in seconds before automatically booting.
				A user with console access will be able to interrupt the
				.Ic autoboot
				process and escape into the interactive mode by pressing a key on
				bcrUnsubmitted Not Done Inline Actions a key or any key (like below)? Probably not ENTER... ;-) bcr: a key or any key (like below)? Probably not ENTER... ;-)
				the console during this delay.
				.Pp
				If set to
				.Dq Li NO ,
				no
				.Ic autoboot
				is automatically attempted after processing
				.Pa /boot/loader.rc ,
				though explicit
				.Ic autoboot Ns 's
				are processed normally, using a 10 second delay.
				.Pp
				If set to
				.Dq Li 0 ,
				no delay is inserted, but any keys pressed while the kernel and modules are
				loaded will enter interactive mode.
				.Pp
				If set to
				.Dq Li -1 ,
				no delay will be inserted and
				.Nm
				starts interactive mode only if
				.Ic autoboot
				has failed.
				In combination with the
				.Va beastie_disable
				option, this option prevents users with console access from being able
				to interrupt the
				.Ic autoboot
				process and escape to the loader prompt.
				To use the
				.Va autoboot_delay
				option in this manner,
				.Va beastie_disable
				must be set to
				.Dq Li YES .
	.It Ar exec			.It Ar exec
	Immediately executes a			Immediately executes a
	.Xr loader 8			.Xr loader 8
	command.			command.
	This type of setting cannot be processed by programs other			This type of setting cannot be processed by programs other
	than			than
	.Xr loader 8 ,			.Xr loader 8 ,
	so its use should be avoided.			so its use should be avoided.
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