Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 21:36:47 +0100 From: krad <kraduk@gmail.com> To: Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> Cc: Chris Telting <christopher-ml@telting.org>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zfs partition for /etc? Message-ID: <BANLkTimfy583bcGj%2BKjy8L=RFJL7eH1Erw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimpw_qSzGrOLyd_SPevQ7jUwqQB1A@mail.gmail.com> References: <4DB30596.3030609@telting.org> <BANLkTimpw_qSzGrOLyd_SPevQ7jUwqQB1A@mail.gmail.com>
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On 23 April 2011 19:44, Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sat, Apr 23, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Chris Telting > <christopher-ml@telting.org>wrote: > > > So so on to my question. I'm sure others have thought about this. I > kind > > of want /etc to be it's own zfs partition so that I can snapshot it > separate > > from everything else and preserve it without much effort. But I don't > think > > I can do that because of booting. The system depends on /etc before it > > mounts it's first file system. > > > As you are aware ZFS works differently, and I think you are incorrect in > your assumption that separating /etc onto it's own ZFS file system will > break the boot process. The vfs.root.mountfrom="zfs:zoot" sysctl controls > which pool to boot from, and once the pool is imported all automounted FS's > are immediately available I'd guess. If so, your desired scenario is > achievable without hackery. However this is an assumption on my part. > > Testing this out is like a 1/2 hr exercise if you have Virtualbox > installed. Use the PCBSD cd or MFSBSD to quickly install a bootable ZFS > VM. > > -- > Adam Vande More > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > not sure about that as the auto mounts are done when /etc/rc.d/zfs runs so there might be a dependency
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