Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:35:24 +0000 From: Craig Butler <craig001@lerwick.hopto.org> To: matt@webcontracts.co.uk Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Root on ZFS Message-ID: <4B8FC52C.1030809@lerwick.hopto.org> In-Reply-To: <5f2fd5523c5fb10e82e49e7250430ab7.squirrel@www.webcontracts.co.uk> References: <5f2fd5523c5fb10e82e49e7250430ab7.squirrel@www.webcontracts.co.uk>
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On 04/03/2010 11:53, Matthew Law wrote: > I am following this wiki page to move to zfs root: > > http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRoot > > I got to this section: > > "Create bootdir directory where the boot file system will be mounted: > > # mkdir /tank/bootdir > # ln -s bootdir/boot /tank/boot" > > I am confused about the symlink line - what is 'bootdir' ? > > Thanks, > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > Hi Matt bootdir is where the ufs boot partition gets mounted on further down in the instructions... The symbolic link is to keep everything in order when; * upgrading or installing a new kernel * updating any of the boot configs. Regards /Craig B
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