User in wheel group automatically get root permission with su command, use one of:
$ su $ su -
Also wheel group allow access to system logs.
To set user password:
$ passwd $USER
To set user shell:
$ chsh $ chpass -s /bin/ksh
Set host name:
$ hostname $HOST $ echo $HOST > /etc/myname
Manually setup DHCP:
$ ifconfig # find out available interfaces $ dhclient $IF $ ifconfig # check out if thinks go ok
Set DNS resolution by modifying /etc/resolve.conf:
domain example.local nameserver DNS1 nameserver DNS2
Set local host name resolution by modifying /etc/hosts:
::1 localhost localhost. 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.
Set static IP address to interface by adding file /etc/hostname.$IF:
inet IP NETMASK
Applay network configuration:
$ /etc/rc.d/network restart
Easy way to install packages is to put:
export PKG_PATH=ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/pkgsrc/packages/NetBSD/$(uname -m)/7.0/All
into /root/.profile and run as root one of:
$ pkg_add emacs $ pkg_add -v emacs
System wide environment variable set in /etc/profile.
Update userland packages:
$ pkg_add -uu $PKG1 $PKG2
Remove installed package:
$ pkg_delete $PKG
$ shutdown -p now
Add ntpd=YES to /etc/rc.conf.
To enable VESA framebuffer edit /boot.cfg:
menu=Boot NetBSD:vesa 1280x800;boot netbsd
To disable ACPI edit /boot.cfg:
default=3