diff --git a/archivers/rar/pkg/PLIST b/archivers/rar/pkg/PLIST
index 7257a5572ab..47109c5e271 100644
--- a/archivers/rar/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/archivers/rar/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.8 2004/07/24 14:20:49 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.9 2004/11/09 14:48:25 alek Exp $
 bin/rar
 share/doc/rar/
 share/doc/rar/Internet.Txt
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ share/rar/
 share/rar/default.sfx
 share/rar/dos.sfx
 share/rar/rarfiles.lst
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL}=1
diff --git a/devel/jad/pkg/PLIST b/devel/jad/pkg/PLIST
index 0079f3c1719..0af6cabd11f 100644
--- a/devel/jad/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/devel/jad/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.3 2004/08/09 13:28:31 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.4 2004/11/09 14:48:25 alek Exp $
 bin/jad
 share/doc/jad/
 share/doc/jad/Readme.txt
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.aout=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.aout=1
diff --git a/devel/jdk/1.3-linux/pkg/PLIST b/devel/jdk/1.3-linux/pkg/PLIST
index 801e3916a7c..161688a3b03 100644
--- a/devel/jdk/1.3-linux/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/devel/jdk/1.3-linux/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.9 2004/09/22 17:28:26 pvalchev Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.10 2004/11/09 14:48:25 alek Exp $
 @option no-default-conflict
 @conflict jdk-linux->=1.3,<1.4
 jdk1.3.1-linux/
@@ -965,4 +965,4 @@ jdk1.3.1-linux/man/man1/
 @man jdk1.3.1-linux/man/man1/serialver.1
 @man jdk1.3.1-linux/man/man1/tnameserv.1
 jdk1.3.1-linux/src.jar
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.linux=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.linux=1
diff --git a/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/INSTALL b/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/INSTALL
index b6d9c0ec0e9..a7aa7e770ab 100644
--- a/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/INSTALL
+++ b/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/INSTALL
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# $OpenBSD: INSTALL,v 1.7 2004/03/11 20:33:11 lebel Exp $
+# $OpenBSD: INSTALL,v 1.8 2004/11/09 14:48:25 alek Exp $
 #
 # Pre/post-installation setup of freebsd_lib
 
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ case $2 in
 	install -d -o root -g bin -m 755 $PREFIX
 	;;
     POST-INSTALL)
-	sysctl -w kern.emul.freebsd=1
 	do_notice_top
 
 	if [ -e /emul/freebsd ]; then
diff --git a/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/PLIST b/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/PLIST
index b77bb925d15..2dba67aff3e 100644
--- a/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/emulators/freebsd_lib/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.6 2004/09/15 00:42:04 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.7 2004/11/09 14:48:25 alek Exp $
 sbin/
 sbin/ldconfig
 usr/
@@ -265,3 +265,4 @@ var/
 var/run/
 var/run/ld-elf.so.hints
 var/run/ld.so.hints
+@sysctl kern.emul.freebsd=1
diff --git a/print/acroread/pkg/PLIST b/print/acroread/pkg/PLIST
index 5a168a5d0e0..3223d3960a2 100644
--- a/print/acroread/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/print/acroread/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.9 2004/09/15 18:32:13 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.10 2004/11/09 14:48:26 alek Exp $
 Acrobat5/
 Acrobat5/Browsers/
 Acrobat5/Browsers/intellinux/
@@ -68,4 +68,4 @@ Acrobat5/Resource/LICFONT.TXT
 Acrobat5/bin/
 Acrobat5/bin/acroread
 bin/acroread
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.linux=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.linux=1
diff --git a/www/netscape/communicator-linux/pkg/PLIST b/www/netscape/communicator-linux/pkg/PLIST
index d48d8a18b43..24384bd2693 100644
--- a/www/netscape/communicator-linux/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/www/netscape/communicator-linux/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.5 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.6 2004/11/09 14:48:26 alek Exp $
 @conflict communicator-*
 @conflict navigator-*
 bin/netscape
@@ -203,5 +203,5 @@ netscape/spell/
 netscape/spell/netscape.dic
 netscape/spell/pen4s324.dat
 netscape/vreg
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
 %%SHARED%%
diff --git a/www/netscape/communicator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc b/www/netscape/communicator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
index b4285c7f22e..db39e610536 100644
--- a/www/netscape/communicator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
+++ b/www/netscape/communicator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.sparc,v 1.7 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.sparc,v 1.8 2004/11/09 14:48:26 alek Exp $
 @conflict navigator-*
 bin/netscape
 netscape/LICENSE
@@ -164,4 +164,4 @@ netscape/vreg
 @dirrm netscape/plugins
 @dirrm netscape/spell
 @dirrm netscape
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
diff --git a/www/netscape/communicator/pkg/PLIST.i386 b/www/netscape/communicator/pkg/PLIST.i386
index 54dab33a865..d41ddabbedc 100644
--- a/www/netscape/communicator/pkg/PLIST.i386
+++ b/www/netscape/communicator/pkg/PLIST.i386
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.i386,v 1.9 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.i386,v 1.10 2004/11/09 14:48:26 alek Exp $
 @conflict navigator-*
 @conflict linux-communicator-*
 @conflict communicator-*
@@ -200,4 +200,4 @@ netscape/spell/
 netscape/spell/netscape.dic
 netscape/spell/pen4s324.dat
 netscape/vreg
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
diff --git a/www/netscape/navigator-linux/pkg/PLIST b/www/netscape/navigator-linux/pkg/PLIST
index 40b6dd56bf8..e353e19f62f 100644
--- a/www/netscape/navigator-linux/pkg/PLIST
+++ b/www/netscape/navigator-linux/pkg/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.5 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST,v 1.6 2004/11/09 14:48:27 alek Exp $
 @conflict communicator-*
 @conflict navigator-*
 bin/netscape
@@ -153,5 +153,5 @@ netscape/plugins/cpPack1.jar
 netscape/plugins/libnullplugin.so
 netscape/registry
 netscape/vreg
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
 %%SHARED%%
diff --git a/www/netscape/navigator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc b/www/netscape/navigator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
index 767db56bf00..7f92f1a7a9a 100644
--- a/www/netscape/navigator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
+++ b/www/netscape/navigator-old/pkg/PLIST.sparc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.sparc,v 1.8 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.sparc,v 1.9 2004/11/09 14:48:27 alek Exp $
 @conflict communicator-*
 bin/netscape
 netscape/LICENSE
@@ -116,4 +116,4 @@ netscape/vreg
 @dirrm netscape/nls
 @dirrm netscape/plugins
 @dirrm netscape
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
diff --git a/www/netscape/navigator/pkg/PLIST.i386 b/www/netscape/navigator/pkg/PLIST.i386
index b4484e33de4..e10ac7f09a8 100644
--- a/www/netscape/navigator/pkg/PLIST.i386
+++ b/www/netscape/navigator/pkg/PLIST.i386
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.i386,v 1.9 2004/09/18 13:15:27 espie Exp $
+@comment $OpenBSD: PLIST.i386,v 1.10 2004/11/09 14:48:27 alek Exp $
 @conflict communicator-*
 @conflict navigator-*
 bin/netscape
@@ -152,4 +152,4 @@ netscape/plugins/
 netscape/plugins/cpPack1.jar
 netscape/registry
 netscape/vreg
-@exec sysctl -w kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1
+@sysctl kern.emul.${EMUL_TYPE}=1