Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:26:22 GMT From: Sam Lawrance <lawrance@FreeBSD.org> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/113570: dumpon(8), sysctl(8) refer to defunct variable "dumpdev" Message-ID: <200706111126.l5BBQMbi031046@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-Message-ID: <200706111130.l5BBU61w031163@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 113570 >Category: docs >Synopsis: dumpon(8), sysctl(8) refer to defunct variable "dumpdev" >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-doc >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: update >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Jun 11 11:30:06 GMT 2007 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Sam Lawrance >Release: FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE i386 >Organization: >Environment: >Description: The dumpon and sysctl man pages refer to the loader variable "dumpdev" and sysctl "kern.dumpdev" as a method of setting the dump device before boot. It seems that this method is no longer available. >How-To-Repeat: >Fix: Remove the references to dumpdev. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted:
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