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From:
Klemens Nanni <kn@openbsd.org>
Subject:
Re: installer: default to IPv6 autoconf if IPv4 is not configured
To:
Peter Hessler <phessler@theapt.org>, Andrew Hewus Fresh <andrew@afresh1.com>
Cc:
OpenBSD tech <tech@openbsd.org>
Date:
Sun, 16 Nov 2025 08:16:01 +0000

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16.11.2025 14:52, Peter Hessler пишет:
> On 2025 Nov 15 (Sat) at 20:01:03 -0800 (-0800), Andrew Hewus Fresh wrote:
> :On Fri, Nov 14, 2025 at 04:14:06PM +0000, Klemens Nanni wrote:
> :> When you opt out of IPv4, the only sane default for IPv6 becomes 'autoconf'
> :> as we cannot magically guess an address and 'none' means no network at all,
> :> which is equivalent to not configuring the interface in the first place:
> :> 
> :> 	 Available network interfaces are: vio0 vlan0.
> :> 	 Network interface to configure? (name, lladdr, '?', or 'done') [vio0] 
> :> 	 IPv4 address for vio0? (or 'autoconf' or 'none') [autoconf] none
> :> 	-IPv6 address for vio0? (or 'autoconf' or 'none') [none] 
> :> 	+IPv6 address for vio0? (or 'autoconf' or 'none') [autoconf] 
> :> 
> :> The diff is trivial and the result is typing convenience for installs
> :> (upgrades don't run these questions) in IPv6-mostly or -only networks.
> :> 
> :> Feedback? OK?
> :
> :I didn't have time to test this, but it looks OK to me and seems like a
> :nice idea.  I wonder if we will ever get to the point where it makes
> :sense to always default this to on.
> :
> 
> The vast majority of networks I connect to (home, work, conference) have
> IPv6; so I would be delighted by having IPv6 autoconf as the default.
Same here, I just thought folks would object, hence the less "invasive" mini-step.

But if there's support...

Feedback? Objection? OK?

Index: install.sub
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/distrib/miniroot/install.sub,v
diff -u -p -r1.1280 install.sub
--- install.sub	1 Nov 2025 12:54:17 -0000	1.1280
+++ install.sub	16 Nov 2025 08:09:45 -0000
@@ -1233,7 +1233,7 @@ v6_config() {
 
 	while :; do
 		ask_until "IPv6 address for $_if? (or 'autoconf' or 'none')" \
-			  "${_addr:-none}"
+			  "${_addr:-autoconf}"
 		case $resp in
 		none)	return
 			;;