-.\" $OpenBSD: slaacd.8,v 1.3 2017/04/10 14:46:13 jmc Exp $
+.\" $OpenBSD: slaacd.8,v 1.4 2017/05/30 10:24:05 florian Exp $
.\"
.\" Copyright (c) 2017 Florian Obser <florian@openbsd.org>
.\" Copyright (c) 2016 Kenneth R Westerback <kwesterback@gmail.com>
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-.Dd $Mdocdate: April 10 2017 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: May 30 2017 $
.Dt SLAACD 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a stateless address autoconfiguration (SLAAC) daemon.
-It listens for IPv6 router advertisement messages on interfaces that are
-configured with
+It listens for IPv6 router advertisement messages on interfaces with the
+.Sy AUTCONF6
+flag set.
+.Nm
+derives IPv6 addreses and default routes from received router
+advertisements and installs them in the kernel.
+See
+.Xr hostname.if 5
+and
.Xr ifconfig 8
-using
-.Cm autoconf
-for IPv6 autoconfiguration.
-From the router advertisements it constructs address proposals and sends them
-to
-.Xr netcfgd 8 .
+on how to enable auto configuration on an interface.
.Pp
.Nm
monitors network interface states (interface going up or down,
-autoconfiguration enabled or disabled etc.) and sends router solicitations
+auto configuration enabled or disabled etc.) and sends router solicitations
when necessary.
.Pp
-.Nm
-is usually started at boot time, and can be enabled by
-setting the following in
-.Pa /etc/rc.conf.local :
-.Pp
-.Dl slaacd_flags=\&"\&"
-.Pp
-See
-.Xr rc 8
-and
-.Xr rc.conf 8
-for more information on the boot process
-and enabling daemons.
-.Pp
A running
.Nm
can be controlled with the
.Xr slaacctl 8 .
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr hostname.if 5,
.Xr ifconfig 8 ,
-.Xr netcfgd 8 ,
.Xr slaacctl 8
.Sh STANDARDS
.Rs