Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 22:51:52 +0000 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk> To: Adam <bsdx@looksharp.net> Cc: Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk>, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sbin Makefile src/sbin/ffsinfo Makefile ffsinfo.8 ffsinfo.c src/sbin/fsck_ffs pass1.c src/sbin/growfs Makefile debug.c debug.h growfs.8 growfs.c Message-ID: <20001209225152.A62246@bsdi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012091624200.59724-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>; from bsdx@looksharp.net on Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 04:26:36PM -0500 References: <20001209173614.A5146@bsdi.com> <Pine.BSF.4.21.0012091624200.59724-100000@turtle.looksharp.net>
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On Sat, Dec 09, 2000 at 04:26:36PM -0500, Adam wrote: > On Sat, 9 Dec 2000, Josef Karthauser wrote: > >> > growfs.c > >> > Log: > >> > added growfs(8) including ffsinfo(8) to the freebsd base system > >> > >> Are these necessary to bootstrap a system prior to the mounting of > >> filesystems? i.e. are they really necessary to be on the root filesystem > >> instead of /usr? > > > >IMO, growfs should be in /usr/sbin, and ffsinfo and dumpfs should be > >unified. > > > Is there a reason to make it hard to grow /usr? My understanding is > that a partition must currently be unmounted to be grown. If migrating a > system to a newer larger disk, growing /usr may be highly desirable.. Granted. Upon reflection it makes good sense to have growfs on /. Thomas, is it possible to grow /, if it's read-only? Joe -- Josef Karthauser [joe@FreeBSD.org, joe@tao.org.uk] ......... FreeBSD: The power to change the world ........ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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