From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 23 08:21:44 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C45401065670; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:21:44 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nwhitehorn@freebsd.org) Received: from adsum.doit.wisc.edu (adsum.doit.wisc.edu [144.92.197.210]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9924B8FC0A; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:21:44 +0000 (UTC) MIME-version: 1.0 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII; format=flowed Received: from avs-daemon.smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) id <0LRY00A00V87CY00@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:21:43 -0500 (CDT) Received: from wanderer.tachypleus.net (78-70-168-180-no110.tbcn.telia.com [78.70.168.180]) by smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu (Sun Java(tm) System Messaging Server 7u2-7.05 32bit (built Jul 30 2009)) with ESMTPSA id <0LRY004VOV852F10@smtpauth1.wiscmail.wisc.edu>; Fri, 23 Sep 2011 03:21:42 -0500 (CDT) Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:21:28 +0200 From: Nathan Whitehorn In-reply-to: <4E7BEA42.4020004@a1poweruser.com> To: Fbsd8 Message-id: <4E7C4188.2050508@freebsd.org> X-Spam-Report: AuthenticatedSender=yes, SenderIP=78.70.168.180 X-Spam-PmxInfo: Server=avs-13, Version=5.6.1.2065439, Antispam-Engine: 2.7.2.376379, Antispam-Data: 2011.9.23.81214, SenderIP=78.70.168.180 References: <4E7BEA42.4020004@a1poweruser.com> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD amd64; rv:6.0.2) Gecko/20110917 Thunderbird/6.0.2 X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 11:28:55 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions Subject: Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 08:21:44 -0000 On 09/23/11 04:09, Fbsd8 wrote: > I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. In both cases after the > completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall scripts still > remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic > correctly, bsdinstall can ONLY be used for an original install. It's not > intended by design to be used any other time, unlike sysinstall. I think > the "auto" script should have code added to remove all traces of the > bsdinstall environment at the conclusion of the install. This way > bsdinstall fulfills the original design goals and guarantees no one can > exec it by accident and kill there running system. It's quite useful after install time for installing new systems (e.g. jails). It also uses approximately zero disk space. -Nathan