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Date:      Mon, 09 Sep 2013 07:16:59 +0100
From:      Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk>
To:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: zfs_enable vs zfs_load in loader.conf (but neither works)
Message-ID:  <522D67DB.7060404@infracaninophile.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <CABXB=RTz6jM=B895Bo6Kp-ZAf2pvTZkm-HfS=PrfX=aMKqjMbw@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <CABXB=RTz6jM=B895Bo6Kp-ZAf2pvTZkm-HfS=PrfX=aMKqjMbw@mail.gmail.com>

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On 09/09/2013 02:02, J David wrote:
> Under 9.1 it had in loader.conf:
>=20
> zfs_load=3D"YES"
> vfs.root.mountfrom=3D"zfs:data/root"
>=20
> Under 9.2-RC3, the same config results in a panic:
>=20
> Trying to mount root from zfs:data/root []=85
> init: not found in path
> /sbin/init:/sbin/oinit:/sbin/init.bak:/rescue/init:/stand/sysinstall
> panic: no init
>=20
> If this is changed (as many Google hits recommend) to:
>=20
> zfs_enable=3D"YES"
> vfs.root.mountfrom=3D"zfs:data/root"
>=20
> It seems like ZFS doesn't get loaded, so it fails instead with:
>=20

zfs_load=3D"YES" is correct in /boot/loader.conf -- it causes the zfs
modules to be loaded into the kernel early in the boot process.

zfs_enable=3D"YES" is correct in /etc/rc.conf -- it enables various ZFS
related stuff run by the rc scripts.

You want both.

	Cheers,

	Matthew

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Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil.

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