Date: Fri, 28 Apr 1995 09:13:59 -0700 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: "House of Debuggin'" <wpaul@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu> Cc: root@morton.cdrom.com (Charlie &), hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: What I'd *really like* for 2.0.5 Message-ID: <6306.799085639@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Fri, 28 Apr 1995 10:40:14 EDT." <199504281440.KAA01908@skynet.ctr.columbia.edu>
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> Grrr.... You know what *I'd* really like to see for 2.0.5? I'd like to > see the FreeBSD install program offer me the option of choosing my own > custom newfs options. > > For each filesystem. I'll think about it.. :-) > What would also be keen is if it allowed me to add NFS filesystems to > the /etc/fstab file (with user-configureable mount options). The Solaris 2.x > install does this. It even offers to verify the mounts for you. If you're > real lucky, it'll actually work. Not until 2.1. > Of course, this assumes that the install will properly configure your > machine for network operation first, *and* save the parameters correctly. Hopefully that much will work. The new sysconfig stuff makes it considerably easier! > Having an NIS client configuration in the install would be nice too. > This should be as easy as setting the value for defaultdomain in > /etc/sysconfig or, as I sometimes feel compelled to think of it, > freebsd.ini. >:) Who in their right mind would want to use NIS? I mean.. Oh, wait, that's right.. You have something to do with our NIS support.. As I was saying, that's an excellent idea! :-) [Note to the sarcasm impaired: Bill *is* our NIS support! :-)] Seriously though, I can put in a question for setting up the NIS domain in `freebsd.ini' (laugh while you can, monkey boy, there will be a REAL freebsd.ini for the DOS boot stuff! :-). I will do so. > (Note that NIS server configuration is a tad bit too hairy to do > correctly at install time. Best to leave it until the system is > running multiuser.) Fine.. :) > And while I'm busting your chops over this, does the install still > demand that a /usr filesystem be created before it'll proceed, even > if the user doesn't want one? It won't demand it if it can find enough space in / for everything you wanted. Jordan
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