Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:14 +0100 From: Stijn Hoop <stijn@win.tue.nl> To: Kristian Vaaf <vaaf@broadpark.no> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Donald J. O'Neill" <duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: Haven't been able to make world in about a year Message-ID: <20060303110514.GW11960@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060303115508.022b1de0@broadpark.no> References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060221103409.021a8808@broadpark.no> <200602210922.38445.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060228121217.022172c0@broadpark.no> <200602281021.20107.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060303115508.022b1de0@broadpark.no>
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--0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kristian, On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 11:58:37AM +0100, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > The single user boot seems interesting, but is it really necessary? > Isn't it just for temporary security reasons? No. You need to reboot to actually use (and test) your new kernel, the single user part is helpful so that no incompatible binaries are started (from the old installed world). > I run the script to save time. > Basically I'd run the exact same chain of commands otherwise. You're missing the point: you'd run the exact same chain of commands --> _if everything goes according to plan_ <-- What this list has been telling you is that it sometimes doesn't work like anyone expects to, and you need to make an informed decision about the next command to enter instead of having the script proceed. --Stijn --=20 This sentence contradicts itself -- no actually it doesn't. -- Hofstadter --0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFECCLqY3r/tLQmfWcRAhbdAJ0WDWsGsHi/uBhVuoKLprIff2MA8gCeJW/n C9K5qMWMntYevyMgIo3GcMo= =cdd4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl--
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