Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2013 00:11:38 -0800 From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> To: lev@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Is it possible to run gpart and newfs on file without root access (without mdconfig)? Message-ID: <CAJ-Vmoks1WktrMt3GKU%2Bx5bYVnTCcT=GWD51zrN12U2nN_NgeA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1839155364.20130119150146@serebryakov.spb.ru> References: <1839155364.20130119150146@serebryakov.spb.ru>
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On 19 January 2013 03:01, Lev Serebryakov <lev@freebsd.org> wrote: > Hello, Freebsd-geom. > > Patches to build and install world without root access will hit tree > in near future, and I wonder is it possible to build complete NanoBSD > image without root access? Now image is built via creating MD disk and > it needs root access anyway :( > Is here any way to create disk image (in file) without root access? > > Yes, permissions fixup needs root access in any case, but it > could be done on first boot of created image, on target device, with > some rc kung-foo! Boy wouldn't it be great to be able to run geom modules in userspace? :) Adrian
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