Software Configuration
When the OpenBSD kernel finishes its initial system setup and hands control of the system over to userland, init(8) runs the shell script /etc/rc. This script starts all of the programs integrated with the system and performs general system configuration, such as configuring network interfaces and starting server software. To enable, disable, or otherwise configure integrated software, modify the files /etc/rc.conf and /etc/rc.conf.local. (I’ll cover the OpenBSD boot process in detail in Chapter 5, but for now, this section will get you started.)
The files rc.conf and rc.conf.local contain shell script variable assignments that control what /etc/rc runs and the command-line options for the various programs. Keep in mind ...
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