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From:
Stuart Henderson <stu@spacehopper.org>
Subject:
ifconfig(8): mention that some config is root-only
To:
tech <tech@openbsd.org>
Cc:
David Gwynne <david@gwynne.id.au>
Date:
Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:58:20 +0100

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re https://marc.info/?l=openbsd-misc&m=177751432601667&w=2

we do have "Detailed peer information is available to the superuser <...>" 
for wg(4) in ifconfig(8) but no mention of the more general case.

does this make sense?

Index: ifconfig.8
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RCS file: /cvs/src/sbin/ifconfig/ifconfig.8,v
diff -u -p -r1.413 ifconfig.8
--- ifconfig.8	3 Dec 2025 10:19:27 -0000	1.413
+++ ifconfig.8	30 Apr 2026 09:55:00 -0000
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ If a protocol family is specified,
 will report only the details specific to that protocol family.
 If no parameters are provided, a summary of all interfaces is provided.
 .Pp
+Some parts of interface configuration, for example private keys or
+passphrases, are only available to the superuser and are otherwise
+omitted.
+.Pp
 Only the superuser may modify the configuration of a network interface.
 .Pp
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