From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 2 14:39:14 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6695E16A401; Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:39:14 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) Received: from multiplay.co.uk (core6.multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AA20913C4B5; Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:39:13 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from killing@multiplay.co.uk) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.5 (2006-08-29) on core6.multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-24.7 required=6.0 tests=BAYES_00, USER_IN_WHITELIST, USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO autolearn=ham version=3.1.5 Received: from vader ([212.135.219.179]) by multiplay.co.uk (multiplay.co.uk [85.236.96.23]) (MDaemon PRO v9.5.4) with ESMTP id md50003578541.msg; Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:37:39 +0000 Message-ID: <00ac01c75cd8$4e5d57e0$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> From: "Steven Hartland" To: "Eric Anderson" References: <00cb01c75c5b$4205e390$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <45E82660.4030107@freebsd.org> <008101c75cd1$42a4df10$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <45E830A8.8020104@freebsd.org> Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2007 14:37:21 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-MDRemoteIP: 212.135.219.179 X-Return-Path: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Envelope-From: killing@multiplay.co.uk X-Spam-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:37:39 +0000 X-MDAV-Processed: multiplay.co.uk, Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:37:40 +0000 Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sysinstall creates corrupt filesystems after repartitioning X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 02 Mar 2007 14:39:14 -0000 Eric Anderson wrote: > On 03/02/07 07:46, Steven Hartland wrote: > Mounting an NFS share on top of a skimmed down /usr is very common, > and very desirable. You may mount /usr from a small read-only > partition (vnode file, etc) and then mount a different partition or > NFS over it if you detect the one you want. > > I think this comes down to: if it hurts, stop doing it. :) > > Maybe sysinstall should warn you that you are double mounting, but I > don't want it to stop letting me do it. Interesting if that's a valid thing to do why does everything break when its done? Is it ment to be doing a union hence you get the combined contents of both? If so its not working correctly in this case :( Can you provide me with more info on how this is supposed to work eric please. Steve ================================================ This e.mail is private and confidential between Multiplay (UK) Ltd. and the person or entity to whom it is addressed. In the event of misdirection, the recipient is prohibited from using, copying, printing or otherwise disseminating it or any information contained in it. In the event of misdirection, illegible or incomplete transmission please telephone +44 845 868 1337 or return the E.mail to postmaster@multiplay.co.uk.