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Date:      Wed, 14 Sep 2016 10:47:06 -0400
From:      Oscar Hodgson <oscar.hodgson@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   10.3 zpool/var canmount = off?
Message-ID:  <CA8E95A8-DFBA-488D-9060-1F2694E146EF@gmail.com>

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New 10.3 install and I just noted that canmount is set off (local).  So =
it serves only to provide a root for other var pools (okay) and a number =
of /var sub-directories wind up on the root file system (e.g. /var/db, =
/var/cache).

Is there any specific reason why that choice was made?

I working on updating / replacing a 9.0 mfsroot image we use to pxe boot =
machines (and decided to pass on 9.3).  That image set up /var within =
rc.conf (varmfs=3D=E2=80=9CYES=E2=80=9D, populate_var=3D=E2=80=9CYES=E2=80=
=9D), but everything there disappears when the machine powers off at the =
end of the day =E2=80=A6 and part of my objective is to minimize the =
size of root.

Mostly curiosity (and my next step it to =E2=80=9Cfix=E2=80=9D =
canmount), just thought I=E2=80=99d ask.

Oscar=



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