Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 14:12:16 +0100 From: Tony Finch <dot@dotat.at> To: Don Lewis <dl-freebsd@catspoiler.org> Cc: dot@dotat.at, mi+mx@aldan.algebra.com, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc/mtree BSD.var.dist Message-ID: <20020626141216.A26954@chiark.greenend.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <200206260138.g5Q1cPM1088206@gw.catspoiler.org>; from dl-freebsd@catspoiler.org on Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 06:38:30PM -0700 References: <20020626015015.H3377@chiark.greenend.org.uk> <200206260138.g5Q1cPM1088206@gw.catspoiler.org>
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On Tue, Jun 25, 2002 at 06:38:30PM -0700, Don Lewis wrote: > On 26 Jun, Tony Finch wrote: > > > I don't think it matters much where it is: I was thinking of using > > mkdtemp() and removing the directory after chdiring and chrooting into > > it, to be really sure that some other bugger doesn't come along and > > fool about with it. > > That will provoke complaints from fsck after every unclean shutdown, > which will provoke complaints about worried users who don't understand > what's going on under the hood. Good point, but users should expect that kind of thing after an unclean shutdown. If they don't like complaints from fsck then they should shut down properly. Tony. -- f.a.n.finch <dot@dotat.at> http://dotat.at/ VIKING NORTH UTSIRE SOUTH UTSIRE: SOUTHWESTERLY VEERING NORTHWESTERLY 4 OR 5, OCCASIONALLY 6 AT FIRST. RAIN OR SQUALLY SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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