From cfbfb8c55183213ef78b9d70dc5e394508617ec6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jamie Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 21:27:41 +0000 Subject: Clarify when happens when there is a "depend" parameter in jail.conf, and how this affects the "jail_list" option in rc.conf. --- usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) (limited to 'usr.sbin/jail') diff --git a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 index 6dd8c7f..9c32832 100644 --- a/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 +++ b/usr.sbin/jail/jail.8 @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ .\" .\" $FreeBSD$ .\" -.Dd April 25, 2016 +.Dd April 30, 2016 .Dt JAIL 8 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -838,13 +838,14 @@ Allow making changes to a jail. .It Va depend Specify a jail (or jails) that this jail depends on. -Any such jails must be fully created, up to the last +When this jail is to be created, any jail(s) it depends on must already exist. +If not, they will be created automatically, up to the completion of the last .Va exec.poststart command, before any action will taken to create this jail. When jails are removed the opposite is true: -this jail must be fully removed, up to the last +this jail will be removed, up to the last .Va exec.poststop -command, before the jail(s) it depends on are stopped. +command, before any jail(s) it depends on are stopped. .El .Sh EXAMPLES Jails are typically set up using one of two philosophies: either to -- cgit v1.1