Date: Fri, 8 May 2020 10:01:14 +0200 From: Christoph Kukulies <kuku@kukulies.org> To: Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD handbook - error in chapter 18.7 labeling disks devices ? Message-ID: <45B6E336-E665-408B-A59B-B0AFA905E5D0@kukulies.org> In-Reply-To: <DB8PR06MB6442A0B3C74509B1926650A1F6A20@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com> References: <FC0E9A21-648B-4A66-A146-93AA886D6F6D@kukulies.org> <DB8PR06MB6442A0B3C74509B1926650A1F6A20@DB8PR06MB6442.eurprd06.prod.outlook.com>
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> Am 08.05.2020 um 09:52 schrieb Manish Jain <bourne.identity@hotmail.com>: > > > > On 2020-05-08 13:12, Christoph Kukulies wrote: >> Is the FreeBSD handbook in errer when saying on page 18.7 in the example box: >> "Reboot the system, and at the loader(8) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=loader&sektion=8&manpath=freebsd-release-ports>; prompt, press 4 to boot into single user mode. Then enter the following commands:“ >> 4? I see “1“ as the menu entry to get into single user mode. >> — >> Christoph > > > I think both you and the handbook are wrong. 2 gets you into single-user mode. > Ooops. :) short term memory failed. > Manish Jain The manual is outdated with another respect (but I guess it will be in many places) - don’t want to appear nitpicking though - The glabel commands in the example on that page all show a verbose message: # glabel label rootfs /dev/ad0s1a GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider /dev/ad0s1a is label/rootfs # glabel label var /dev/ad0s1d GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider /dev/ad0s1d is label/var # glabel label usr /dev/ad0s1f GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider /dev/ad0s1f is label/usr # glabel label tmp /dev/ad0s1e GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider /dev/ad0s1e is label/tmp # glabel label swap /dev/ad0s1b GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider /dev/ad0s1b is label/swap # exit This was not the case with me when I exectired the glabel commands. They silently came with a prompt. Hope, in this case only the handbook is wrong :) — Christoph
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