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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 15:29:09 -0800
From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@icir.org>
To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@phk.freebsd.dk>
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	from phk@phk.freebsd.dk on Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 12:16:37AM +0100
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On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 12:16:37AM +0100, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote:
> 
> This patch contains my "nanobsd" prototype which I have been mumbling
> about.

possibly related question for you. What are the implications
in letting mdconfig/mount_mfs available to the general
user (or suid) instead of making them restricted to root only ?

Apart from a few places where the buildworld scripts try
to do an 'install' (but i believe the uid/gid to install
with can be tweaked), i think this is the only part where
the building of {Free|pico|nano}bsd require to be run as root.
Am I missing something ?

	cheers
	luigi