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Subject: Re: Is it possible to run gpart and newfs on file without root access
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On 20 January 2013 00:32, Xin Li <delphij@delphij.net> wrote:

>> 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?
>
> makefs?

.. and the disk label, MSDOS/GPT label, etc? :)



Adrian