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From: Ken Marsh <root@u.washington.edu>
To: RYAN DARBY <DARBY1@x400.telkom400.inca.za>
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Subject: Re: Dummies guide to freebsd ?
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> I finally managed to get BSD installed.  I had /usr too small and / too
> big.  Is /usr mentioned in the install the directory /usr as a subdirectory
> of / on the disk?  And is the / in the install /root on the  disk?

no. /root is the home directory for the user "root" who is the god of the
whole system, namely you.

> Also, I get a WARNING : / NOT PROPERLY DISMOUNTED when I boot.  I logout
> and then turn off.  I am running on a standalone PC.  Am I doing something
> wrong to get out of it?

Yep. You should issue the shutdown command so that they system can sync
your disks and dismount gracefully. Instead of logging out, su to root if
you are alread the root user, and type:

shutdown -r now

	You'll get a message like:
	Syncing disks....... Done

	system rebooting

then you system will powerdown and reboot as if you hit Cntl-Alt-Del on a
DOS machine. Incidentally, I think Cntl-Alt-Del will issue the shutdown
command too, but this is probably a bad habit to get into.

BTW:
I'm using Pine 3.95 now, so hopefully it wont lock up as soon as I send
this message (if you've been reading the list, you'll understand.)


> Also, is there perhaps a FAQ or giude to BSD on the internet that is
> intended for total begginers such as myself?  I am battling along in a
> small desert town with nothing but Win95 for 500Km around me!

you poor fello.

There is a person named Annelise who posts on this list every day. I think
she has a great site for total newbies like us. I haven't seen it in a
while, and I didn't save the http address.


Ken