From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 26 10:06:46 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 192FD16A468 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:06:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (mail.1command.com [75.160.109.226]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BD35D13C4A7 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:06:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from mail.1command.com (localhost.1command.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id l9QA6a63081818 for ; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:06:43 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: (from www@localhost) by mail.1command.com (8.13.3/8.13.3/Submit) id l9QA6aOv081817 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:06:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from chris#@1command.com) Received: from hitme.hitometer.net (hitme.hitometer.net [75.160.109.235]) by webmail.1command.com (H.R. Communications Messaging System) with HTTP; Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:06:36 -0700 Message-ID: <20071026030636.e2yuttew8ososo48@webmail.1command.com> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 03:06:36 -0700 From: "Chris H." To: "[FBSDS]" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit User-Agent: H.R. Communications Internet Messaging System (HCIMS) 4.1 Professional (not for redistribution) / FreeBSD-5.5 Subject: dumpdev question (probably stupid) X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:06:46 -0000 Greetings, Given that the server that I need to create a dumpdev on has has a slice dedicated to /var with *more* than adequate space to accommodate the the resources needed for a dumpdev, as well as everything else in /var. Is it enough to simply: # mkdir /var/crash # chmod 700 /var/crash and set *dumpdev* in */etc/fstab* as such?: # Device Mountpoint FStype Options Dump Pass# /dev/ad0s1b none swap sw 0 0 /dev/ad0s1a / ufs rw 1 1 /dev/ad0s1d /var ufs rw 2 2 # dumpdev /dev/ad0s1d /var/crash ufs sw 0 0 #cdrom /dev/acd0 /cdrom cd9660 ro,noauto 0 0 then bounce the system and *assume* I have a /suitable/ and /useable/ dumpdev available? Sorry if I have made any ridiculous assumptions, and thank you for your time. --Chris -- panic: kernel trap (ignored)