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To: "House of Debuggin'" <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>
cc: root@morton.cdrom.com (Charlie &), hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: What I'd *really like* for 2.0.5 
In-reply-to: Your message of "Fri, 28 Apr 1995 10:40:14 EDT."
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Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 09:13:59 -0700
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From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com>
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> Grrr.... You know what *I'd* really like to see for 2.0.5? I'd like to 
> see the FreeBSD install program offer me the option of choosing my own
> custom newfs options.
> 
> For each filesystem.

I'll think about it.. :-)

> What would also be keen is if it allowed me to add NFS filesystems to
> the /etc/fstab file (with user-configureable mount options). The Solaris 2.x 
> install does this. It even offers to verify the mounts for you. If you're
> real lucky, it'll actually work.

Not until 2.1.

> Of course, this assumes that the install will properly configure your
> machine for network operation first, *and* save the parameters correctly.

Hopefully that much will work.  The new sysconfig stuff makes it considerably
easier!

> Having an NIS client configuration in the install would be nice too.
> This should be as easy as setting the value for defaultdomain in
> /etc/sysconfig or, as I sometimes feel compelled to think of it,
> freebsd.ini. >:)

Who in their right mind would want to use NIS?  I mean..  Oh, wait,
that's right..  You have something to do with our NIS support..  As I
was saying, that's an excellent idea! :-)

[Note to the sarcasm impaired:  Bill *is* our NIS support! :-)]

Seriously though, I can put in a question for setting up the NIS domain
in `freebsd.ini' (laugh while you can, monkey boy, there will be a REAL
freebsd.ini for the DOS boot stuff! :-).  I will do so.

> (Note that NIS server configuration is a tad bit too hairy to do
> correctly at install time. Best to leave it until the system is
> running multiuser.)

Fine.. :)

> And while I'm busting your chops over this, does the install still
> demand that a /usr filesystem be created before it'll proceed, even
> if the user doesn't want one?

It won't demand it if it can find enough space in / for everything
you wanted.

						Jordan