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<i>Open</i><b>BSD</b></a>
Frequently Asked Questions
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This FAQ is supplemental documentation to the man pages, which are
available both in the installed system and
<a href="https://man.openbsd.org">online</a>.
It covers the latest release of OpenBSD.
There are likely new features and changes in the
<a href="faq5.html#Flavors">development version</a> of OpenBSD (-current)
that are not covered in the FAQ.

<h3>Quick Links:</h3>

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    <td><a href="faq10.html#Patches"     >Security Updates</a></td>
    <td><a href="https://man.openbsd.org">Manual Pages</a></td>
    <td><a href="ports/index.html"       >Porter's Handbook</a></td>
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    <td><a href="upgrade75.html"         >Upgrading to 7.5</a></td>
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<h3><a href="faq1.html">Introduction to OpenBSD</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="faq1.html#WhatIs"     >About OpenBSD</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#Platforms"  >Hardware Support</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#ManPages"   >Manual Pages</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#MailLists"  >Mailing Lists</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#OtherUnixes">Migrating to OpenBSD</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#Bugs"       >Reporting Bugs</a>
<li><a href="faq1.html#Support"    >Supporting the Project</a>
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<h3><a href="faq4.html">Installation Guide</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq4.html#bsd.rd"      >Overview of the Installation Procedure</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#Checklist"   >Pre-Installation Checklist</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#Download"    >Downloading OpenBSD</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#MkInsMedia"  >Creating Install Media</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#Install"     >Performing a Simple Install</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#FilesNeeded" >File Sets</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#Partitioning">Disk Partitioning</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#WifiOnly    ">Bootstrapping Wireless Firmware</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#SendDmesg"   >Sending Your dmesg After the Install</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#site"        >Customizing the Install Process</a>
<li><a href="faq4.html#Multibooting">Multibooting</a>
</ul>

<h3><a href="faq10.html">System Management</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="faq10.html#Patches"   >Security Updates</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#rc"        >System Daemons</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#doas"      >Executing Commands as Another User</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#vipw"      >Editing the Password File</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#LostPW"    >Resetting the Root Password</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#OpenNTPD"  >Clock Syncing</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#TimeZone"  >Time Zones</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#locales"   >Character Sets and Localization</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#smt"       >SMT / HyperThreading</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#SKey"      >Using S/Key</a>
<li><a href="faq10.html#Dir"       >Directory Services</a>
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<h3><a href="faq15.html">Package Management</a></h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="faq15.html#Intro"        >Introduction</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#Mirror"       >Selecting a Mirror</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgFind"      >Finding Packages</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgInstall"   >Installing Packages</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgUpdate"    >Updating Packages</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgRemove"    >Removing Packages</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgDup"       >Duplicating Installed Packages on Another
                                       Machine</a>
<li><a href="faq15.html#PkgPartial"   >Incomplete Package Installation or
                                       Removal</a>
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<h3><a href="faq5.html">Building the System from Source</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq5.html#Flavors"    >OpenBSD's Flavors</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Snapshots"  >Development Snapshots</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Bld"        >Building OpenBSD from Source</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Release"    >Making a Release</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Xbld"       >Building X</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#buildprobs" >Common Problems When Compiling</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Miscellanea">Miscellaneous Questions and Tips</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Custom"     >Custom Kernels</a>
<li><a href="faq5.html#Diff"       >Preparing a Diff</a>
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<h3><a href="faq14.html">Disk Setup</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq14.html#intro"        >Disks and Partitions</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#fdisk"        >Using fdisk</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#disklabel"    >Disk Labels</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#BootAmd64"    >The amd64 Boot Process</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#altroot"      >Root Partition Backup (/altroot)</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#DupFS"        >Duplicating Filesystems</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#Quotas"       >Disk Quotas</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#foreignfs"    >Accessing Other Filesystems</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#MountImage"   >Mounting Disk Images</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#GrowPartition">Growing Disk Partitions</a>
<li><a href="faq14.html#softraid"     >RAID and Disk Encryption</a>
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<h3><a href="faq6.html">Networking</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq6.html#Setup"    >Network Configuration</a>
<li><a href="faq6.html#DHCP"     >Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol</a>
<li><a href="faq6.html#Wireless" >Wireless Networking</a>
<li><a href="faq6.html#Bridge"   >Setting Up a Network Bridge</a>
<li><a href="faq6.html#Multipath">Equal-Cost Multipath Routing</a>
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<li><a href="faq7.html#Consoles"     >Working on the Console</a>
<li><a href="faq7.html#VGAConsoles"  >Consoles on VGA Hardware</a>
<li><a href="faq7.html#Blanker"      >Blanking an Inactive Console</a>
<li><a href="faq7.html#SerCon"       >Configuring a Serial Console</a>
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<h3><a href="faq11.html">The X Window System</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq11.html#Intro"       >Introduction to X</a>
<li><a href="faq11.html#ConfigX"     >Configuring X</a>
<li><a href="faq11.html#StartingX"   >Starting X</a>
<li><a href="faq11.html#CustomizingX">Customizing X</a>
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<h3><a href="faq13.html">Multimedia</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq13.html#enablerec"  >Enabling Audio Recording</a>
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<li><a href="faq13.html#audiolat"   >Lowering Audio Latency</a>
<li><a href="faq13.html#audionet"   >Using Remote Audio Hardware</a>
<li><a href="faq13.html#default"    >Choosing the Default Audio Device</a>
<li><a href="faq13.html#audioprob"  >Debugging Audio Problems</a>
<li><a href="faq13.html#midi"       >Using MIDI Instruments</a>
<li><a href="faq13.html#webcam"     >Using a Webcam</a>
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<h3><a href="faq16.html">Virtualization</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq16.html#Introduction" >Introduction</a>
<li><a href="faq16.html#Prerequisites">Prerequisites</a>
<li><a href="faq16.html#StartVm"      >Starting a VM</a>
<li><a href="faq16.html#VMMnet"       >Networking</a>
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<h3><a href="faq17.html">Virtual Private Networks (VPN)</a></h3>
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<li><a href="faq17.html#introduction"   >Introduction</a>
<li><a href="faq17.html#authentication" >Authentication</a>
<li><a href="faq17.html#server"         >Configuring an IKEv2 Server</a>
<li><a href="faq17.html#site2site"      >Building Site-to-site VPNs</a>
<li><a href="faq17.html#clientikev2"    >Connecting to an IKEv2 OpenBSD VPN</a>
<li><a href="faq17.html#clientikev1"    >Connecting to an IKEv1/L2TP OpenBSD VPN</a>
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<h3><a href="pf/index.html">PF User's Guide</a></h3>
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<li>Basic Configuration
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  <li><a href="pf/config.html"    >Getting Started</a>
  <li><a href="pf/macros.html"    >Lists and Macros</a>
  <li><a href="pf/tables.html"    >Tables</a>
  <li><a href="pf/filter.html"    >Packet Filtering</a>
  <li><a href="pf/nat.html"       >Network Address Translation</a>
  <li><a href="pf/rdr.html"       >Traffic Redirection (Port Forwarding)</a>
  <li><a href="pf/shortcuts.html" >Shortcuts for Creating Rulesets</a>
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<li>Advanced Configuration
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  <li><a href="pf/options.html"   >Runtime Options</a>
  <li><a href="pf/anchors.html"   >Anchors</a>
  <li><a href="pf/pools.html"     >Address Pools and Load Balancing</a>
  <li><a href="pf/tagging.html"   >Packet Tagging (Policy Filtering)</a>
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<li>Additional Topics
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  <li><a href="pf/logging.html"   >Logging</a>
  <li><a href="pf/perf.html"      >Performance</a>
  <li><a href="pf/ftp.html"       >Issues with FTP</a>
  <li><a href="pf/authpf.html"    >User Shell for Authenticating
                                   Gateways (authpf)</a>
  <li><a href="pf/carp.html"      >Firewall Redundancy (CARP and pfsync)</a>
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<li>Example Rulesets
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  <li><a href="pf/example1.html"  >Building a Router</a>
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Past contributors to the FAQ include
Nick Holland, Steven Mestdagh, Joel Knight,
Eric Jackson, Wim Vandeputte and Chris Cappuccio.

<p>
Questions and comments regarding this FAQ may be directed to
<a href="mailto:misc@openbsd.org">misc@openbsd.org</a>.
General questions about OpenBSD should be directed to the appropriate
<a href="../mail.html">mailing list</a>.

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