Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 07:58:34 +0100 From: "BSDJunk" <BSDJunk@1729.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: "Morten-Christian Bernson" <freebsd-questions_subscribed@mortencb.cx> Subject: Re: mount_null Message-ID: <003001c1a7c9$34717380$0801a8c0@lan.1729.net> References: <15584747830.20020127232504@mortencb.cx>
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I have been using this rather intensively for about half a year now (mount_null in read only mode). Haven't seen any problems so far, though I would like to know if someone else has. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Morten-Christian Bernson" <freebsd-questions_subscribed@mortencb.cx> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:25 PM Subject: mount_null > At the bottom of 'man mount_null' there is a disclaimer like this: > ---- > BUGS > THIS FILESYSTEM TYPE IS NOT YET FULLY SUPPORTED (READ: IT DOESN'T WORK) > AND USING IT MAY, IN FACT, DESTROY DATA ON YOUR SYSTEM. USE AT YOUR OWN > RISK. BEWARE OF DOG. SLIPPERY WHEN WET. > > This code also needs an owner in order to be less dangerous - serious > hackers can apply by sending mail to hackers@freebsd.org and announcing > their intent to take it over. > ---- > > Is this serious? > If I only use it for read-only purposes, is it still buggy? > > I want to use it for getting things outside a jail available for > chroot'ed ftpusers, and they should only have read access, so if that > works, it would be nice. But if there really is a chance of dataloss, > I will of course not use it. > > Anyone who can comment on this? > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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