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MAC (Media Access Controller) addresses 2nd
Macintosh
    clients
         configuring for gateways
         file/print sharing
     OS X, compared to FreeBSD
MacSSH
magic file
mail [See email.]
mail command
Mail Exchanger (MX) records
mail program
Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs) 2nd [See also Sendmail.]
     Exim
     Postfix
     Qmail
Mail User Agents (MUAs)
mailer.conf file
mailing lists
     FreeBSD-specific resources
     make world resources
     security-related lists
mailq command
maintenance
     CVSup
     forbidden ports
     hard disk space, reclaiming
make command 2nd 3rd
     make buildkernel
     make buildworld
     make clean 2nd 3rd
     make deinstall 2nd
     make distclean
     make extract
     make install 2nd
     make installkernel
     make installworld
     make kernel
     make patch
     make restart
     make start
     make world
make world upgrades
     /etc/group and /etc/passwd, merging
     /etc/make.conf, merging
     /usr/obj, cleaning out
     cautions
     custom kernels, upgrading
     GENERIC kernels, upgrading
     mailing lists
     make buildworld command
     make installworld command
    mergemaster command
         options
         troubleshooting
     output logs, creating
     preparation
    source synchronization with CVSup
         CVSup configuration
         CVSup updates, running
         errata fix branches, synchronizing
         running CVSup updates
         troubleshooting
     table of compilation steps
     troubleshooting
     UPDATING text files
make.conf files, merging
MAKEDEV shell script
makefiles 2nd
man adduser page
man command 2nd
     -f option
     -k option
     manual sections
     searching for manual pages
     command summaries
man pages [See manual pages.]
Mandatory Access Control (MAC)
file-manipulation commands
manual pages
     finding
     man adduser
     man qpopper
     man security
     man setfacl
     man sysctl
     man tunefs
     man tuning
     manual sections
     command summaries
manual partitioning
     error messages
     example
     root partitions
     Soft Updates
     swap partitions
mapping usernames
Margins Observed option (ee)
mascot artwork
master boot records (MBRs)
master password files
master zone files [See zone files.]
master zones
master.passwd file 2nd
master/slave configuration (DNS)
matching characters
     ranges of characters
     wildcard operators
math [See arithmetic.]
math operators (Perl)
MaxClients directive (Apache server)
maximum permissions masks
MAXUSERS option setting
MBRs (master boot records)
McIlroy, Doug
md5 tool
Media Access Controller (MAC) addresses
media keyword
memory
    cache
         ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) cache, checking
         cache tables
         caching name servers
     detection
     virtual 2nd
mergemaster command
     options
     troubleshooting
merging files
     /etc/group and /etc/passwd
     /etc/make.conf
     mergemaster command
message queue (Sendmail)
meta-characters
mget command (FTP)
microkernel architecture
Micron systems
Microsoft Exchange
migrating to FreeBSD
     from Linux
         filesystems
         master password files
         packages
         partitions
         ports
         resource locations
         synchronization
         technical differences
     from Windows
         client/server applications
         security
         software equivalency
         updates
     virtualization
FreeBSD migration [See migrating to FreeBSD.]
mime.types file
minicom
minimum password length, setting
mirrors (CVSup)
     configuring
     limitations
     running
Miscellaneous section (online manuals)
Missing Operating System error message
mixer command
mixers
     mixer command
     X11 mixers
mkdir command 2nd 3rd
mkfontdir command
mod_perl module
mod_php module
mod_php5 module [See PHP.]
mod_python module
mod_ruby module
mod_ssl module
modem option (/etc/ppp/options file)
modems
     modem option (/etc/ppp/options file)
     troubleshooting
modes (files)
     changing numerically
     changing symbolically
Module section (xorg.conf)
modules
    Apache server
         building with apxs
         built-in modules
         dynamic modules
         mod_perl
         mod_php
         mod_python
         mod_ruby
         mod_ssl
     kernel modules
         checking status of
         loading
         smbfs.ko
         unloading
     Perl
         documentation
         installing with ports collection
     smbfs.ko
modulus operator (%)
Monitor section (xorg.conf)
monitoring
     database usage
     filesystem usage
         df (disk free) command
         du (disk usage) command
     network traffic
     performance
     processes
monitors, configuring with xorgconfig script
monolithic kernels
monthly tasks, scheduling
more command
MOTD field (/etc/ftphosts)
mount command 2nd
     CD-ROMs
     FreeBSD filesystems
     Linux filesystems
     Windows/MS-DOS filesystems
mount points 2nd
mount_nfs command
mountd (NFS mount daemon)
mounting
     amd (auto-mount daemon)
    filesystems
         CD-ROMs
         floppy disks
         FreeBSD
         Linux
         other removable media
         supported filesystems
         Windows/MS-DOS
     hard disks
     remote NFS filesystems
mouse configuration
     xorg.conf file
     xorgconfig script
moving
     directories
     files
     windows
MP3s, playing
mput command (FTP)
MS-DOS [See DOS operating system.]
MTAs (Mail Transfer Agents) 2nd [See also Sendmail.]
     Exim
     Postfix
     Qmail
MUAs (Mail User Agents)
MULTICS
multiplication operator (*)
multiuser operating systems
Mutt 2nd
mv command 2nd
MX (Mail Exchanger) records
my operator
MySQL [See also databases.]
     compared to PostgreSQL
    database connectivity
         Perl
         Python
     installing
     licensing
     mysql.com
     mysql_connect function
     mysql_query function
     mysql_select_db function
     mysqldump command
     mysqlhotcopy command