Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:21:28 +0200 From: Nathan Whitehorn <nwhitehorn@freebsd.org> To: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage Message-ID: <4E7C4188.2050508@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <4E7BEA42.4020004@a1poweruser.com> References: <4E7BEA42.4020004@a1poweruser.com>
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On 09/23/11 04:09, Fbsd8 wrote: > I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. In both cases after the > completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall scripts still > remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic > correctly, bsdinstall can ONLY be used for an original install. It's not > intended by design to be used any other time, unlike sysinstall. I think > the "auto" script should have code added to remove all traces of the > bsdinstall environment at the conclusion of the install. This way > bsdinstall fulfills the original design goals and guarantees no one can > exec it by accident and kill there running system. It's quite useful after install time for installing new systems (e.g. jails). It also uses approximately zero disk space. -Nathan
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