[Bug 231977] Multiple references to non-existent default PF configuration file (/etc/pf.conf)

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            Bug ID: 231977
           Summary: Multiple references to non-existent default PF
                    configuration file (/etc/pf.conf)
           Product: Documentation
           Version: Latest
          Hardware: Any
               URL: https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/firewalls-pf.html
                OS: Any
            Status: New
          Keywords: easy, needs-qa
          Severity: Affects Some People
          Priority: ---
         Component: Documentation
          Assignee: doc at FreeBSD.org
          Reporter: koobs at FreeBSD.org
                CC: pf at FreeBSD.org
             Flags: mfc-stable10?, mfc-stable11?

At least the following documentation and system references, refer to a pf.conf
ruleset file doesn't (no longer?) exist in a default installation:

Handbook:

  "The default ruleset is already created and is named /etc/pf.conf"

/etc/defaults/rc.conf:

  pf_rules="/etc/pf.conf"         # rules definition file for pf

man 5 pf.conf:

  FILES 
    /etc/pf.conf    Default location of the ruleset file.

The issue has also been raised in the past:

https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-questions/2015-February/264077.html

1) If the intention was/is only that pf looks in this location/file for a
ruleset (by way of its buildtime configuration or similar) as part of a list or
set of locations, the documentation should be updated to be more specific.

2) If a default ruleset is supposed to be there, a default ruleset should be
put there.

3) If a default ruleset is inappropriate for whatever reason, and (1) does not
apply, the references should be removed.

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