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 ====== OpenBSD on SDF VPS ======
 ===== First Steps =====
 ==== Root Password ====
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 ==== User Accounts ====
 It is also a good habit to create a regular user account for working, using "su" to obtain root privileges as needed. To create a regular user account which is part of the administrative "wheel" group:
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 This user will be in the "wheel" group and will be able to perform administrative tasks by runing "su" to obtain superuser privileges using the root password.
+For doas copy over the example and then edit
+  cp /etc/example/doas.conf /etc && vi /etc/doas.conf
+==== Networking ====
+As root edit /etc/hostname.if (should be xnf0)
+  vi /etc/hostname.xnf0
+remove the inet autoconf and replace it with ''inet ip''((The virtual machine’s IP address, which is displayed in the header of the VPS Maintenance Shell menu)) ''255.255.255.0''
+<file config suggested edit from tty bboard VPS>
+In /etc/hostname.xnf0, the first line should be
+“inet IP-SEEN-ON-THE-VPS-MAINTENANCE-SHELL 255.255.255.0”
+</file>
+As root edit /etc/mygate
+  vi /etc/mygate
+Add in the gateway ip from welcome email
+As root edit /etc/myname
+  vi /etc/myname
+Add in a hostname that makes sense
+As root type in /etc/netstart
+  sh /etc/netstart
+Should now see your ip listed when doing ifconfig
+Now run sysupgrade twice to get the latest version
 ===== References =====
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