From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Sep 19 22:20:34 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id WAA05526 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:20:34 -0700 (PDT) Received: from gdi.uoregon.edu ([128.223.170.30]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id WAA05515 for ; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:20:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from localhost (dwhite@localhost) by gdi.uoregon.edu (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA00652; Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:20:19 -0700 (PDT) Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 22:20:19 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White X-Sender: dwhite@localhost Reply-To: Doug White To: "Michael P. Deslippe" cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Kernel: Variables In-Reply-To: <199709200230.WAA11463@lists.dcro.dla.mil> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Michael P. Deslippe wrote: > I am assembling my first kernel (and it's running after two false > starts - yay!). While selecting my options, I was referring to a book I > received when I first ordered this as 2.1.5 called "Running and > Installing FreeBSD" It was kindly provided with mmy first CD-ROMs from > Walnut Creek. I am now running 2.2.2 and there are differences not > covered in the book. I did a WEB search on the FreeBSD page, but also > got nothing useful. There isn't much printed on 2.2.2 yet. The handbook covers some of the pieces, while the rest is probably in the archives of this list. > The Questions: What is option "failsafe" (What's it for and how to > establish it).? How do I select and/or configure options userconfig and > visual_userconfig? options FAILSAFE enables some more conservative options. For most workstations it should be removed, it will enhance performance. options USERCONFIG and options VISUAL_USERCONFIG define the boot-time device editor accessible by typing ``-c'' at the Boot: prompt. I suggest leaving USERCONFIG in there at minumum; VISUAL_USERCONFIG is the full editor and I recommend it. These are there so you can disable them if you are crunched for space. > Next, I just threw a 2.5 Gb Hard Drive in, so when I loaded FreeBSD - I just > picked ALL and let her rip. Default partitions, sizes, etc. Unfortunately, > I have now run out of room. Is there a way to enlarge /, /var, /proc, > shrinking /usr to make up the difference on a live system? or do I have to > repartition, format and begin again? SOrry, can't be modified w/o destroying everything. > p.s. What's the danger of running / at 101% capacity (according to DF) No one else can write to /, except root. Check for any leftovers in /tmp. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Spam routed to /dev/null by Procmail | Death to Cyberpromo