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Subject: docs/113570: dumpon(8),
	sysctl(8) refer to defunct variable "dumpdev"
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>Number:         113570
>Category:       docs
>Synopsis:       dumpon(8), sysctl(8) refer to defunct variable "dumpdev"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-doc
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          update
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Mon Jun 11 11:30:06 GMT 2007
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Sam Lawrance
>Release:        FreeBSD 6.0-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:

>Description:
The dumpon and sysctl man pages refer to the loader variable "dumpdev" and
sysctl "kern.dumpdev" as a method of setting the dump device before boot.

It seems that this method is no longer available.

>How-To-Repeat:

>Fix:

Remove the references to dumpdev.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: