bsd.re-config(5)

bsd.re-config5

Kernel configuration file

Overview

The bsd.re-config file contains kernel modification commands in config(8) format. If present, it is used during system startup to configure the kernel that will be running at the next boot. It can be used to enable or disable specific devices in the kernel.

Files

/etc/bsd.re-config

Kernel configuration file.

Examples

To enable the ipmi(4) driver, add the following line to bsd.re-config:

enable ipmi

Releases

12 releases since OpenBSD 7.0; the text changed 1 time.

  1. 7.0–7.7
  2. 7.8–8.0

From man 8.0-current-20261101 in OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01). Parsed by carta from the page's mdoc source.