Subject: afterboot(8) remember
To: None <tech-install@netbsd.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@menta.net>
List: tech-install
Date: 01/02/2003 11:59:45
Hello,

now that we have the afterboot(8) manpage in our system, it may be good
to remember the administrator to read it. This can be done in three
ways, I think:

- Mail the root user when the installation is finished. The (new) admin
  can easily forget to read the mail.
- Add a paragraph to motd. The file is empty of comments for now, and
  adding such a paragraph that everybody will read seems annoying.
- Edit sysinst messages to note it.

I prefer the latter, so here is the patch ;) What do you think?

Index: msg.mi.en
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/src/distrib/utils/sysinst/msg.mi.en,v
retrieving revision 1.93
diff -u -u -r1.93 msg.mi.en
--- msg.mi.en	2002/12/23 10:29:57	1.93
+++ msg.mi.en	2003/01/02 10:47:29
@@ -341,7 +341,9 @@
 message instcomplete
 {The installation of NetBSD-@@VERSION@@ is now complete.  The system
 should boot from hard disk.  Follow the instructions in the INSTALL
-document about final configuration of your system.
+document about final configuration of your system.  The afterboot(8)
+manpage is another recommended reading; it contains a list of things
+to be checked after the first complete boot.
 
 At a minimum, you should edit /etc/rc.conf to match your needs. See
 /etc/defaults/rc.conf for the default values.
@@ -350,8 +352,9 @@
 message upgrcomplete
 {The upgrade to NetBSD-@@VERSION@@ is now complete.  You will
 now need to follow the instructions in the INSTALL document as to
-what you need to do to get your system reconfigured for your
-situation.  Your old /etc has been saved as /etc.old.
+what you need to do to get your system reconfigured for your situation.
+Remember to (re)read the afterboot(8) manpage as it may contain new
+items since your last upgrade.  Your old /etc has been saved as /etc.old.
 
 At a minimum, you must edit rc.conf for your local environment and change
 rc_configured=NO to rc_configured=YES or reboots will stop at single-user,
@@ -366,7 +369,8 @@
 complete.  Unpacking sets has clobbered the target /etc.  Any /etc.old
 saved by an earlier upgrade was not touched.  You will now need to
 follow the instructions in the INSTALL document to get your system
-reconfigured for your situation.
+reconfigured for your situation.  The afterboot(8) manpage can also be
+of some help.
 
 At a minimum, you must edit rc.conf for your local environment and change
 rc_configured=NO to rc_configured=YES or reboots will stop at single-user.


Thanks!