NetBSD Problem Report #60134

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Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:11:38 +0000 (UTC)
From: jmcneill@invisible.ca
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Subject: 11.0_RC2 installer adds duplicate dhcpcd/dhcpcd_flags lines to /etc/rc.conf
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>Number:         60134
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       11.0_RC2 installer adds duplicate dhcpcd/dhcpcd_flags lines to /etc/rc.conf
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Mar 26 10:15:00 +0000 2026
>Originator:     Jared McNeill
>Release:        netbsd-11/20260308105915Z
>Organization:
>Environment:
amd64 daily build netbsd-11/20260308105915Z
>Description:
After installing 11.0_RC2 on amd64, I found that /etc/rc.conf had the dhcpcd and dhcpcd_flags options written twice:

# Add local overrides below.
#
dhcpcd=YES
dhcpcd_flags="-qM wm0"
hostname=foo
dhcpcd=YES
dhcpcd_flags="-qM wm0"
sshd=YES
mdnsd=YES
wscons=YES
>How-To-Repeat:
I didn't try to reproduce it. Installed from ISO in a VM with two network interfaces. Only configured one during installation.
>Fix:
Unknown

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