Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 15:35:30 +0100 From: Joe Karthauser <joe@pavilion.net> To: Stephen Montgomery-Smith <stephen@math.missouri.edu> Cc: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: symlinking /tmp: was: size of root (was Re: Debugging Kernel....) Message-ID: <20000504153530.M8875@pavilion.net> In-Reply-To: <3911887E.C6D08C31@math.missouri.edu>; from stephen@math.missouri.edu on Thu, May 04, 2000 at 09:26:06AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005041603510.256-100000@dlanor.evertsen.nl> <3911887E.C6D08C31@math.missouri.edu>
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On Thu, May 04, 2000 at 09:26:06AM -0500, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote: > Ronald Klop wrote: > I have been symlinking /tmp to /usr/tmp for quite a while (I got the idea > from the book "The Complete FreeBSD"). It has never caused me problems. > But now I can see the potential for problems. > > What programs are there in /bin or /sbin that use /tmp that could cause > problems in single user mode (if one chooses not to mount /usr)? You could create a /usr/tmp directory on the / file system. When /usr is mounted it will mask this directory, but at least you'll have use of it until then. Joe To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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