Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 21:53:40 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com> To: David Schwartz <davids@webmaster.com> Cc: tsikora@powerusersbbs.com, FreeBSD Stable <freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: SOFTUPDATES Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.02A.9912202150410.2093-100000@shell.uniserve.ca> In-Reply-To: <000001bf4b6b$c07acb40$021d85d1@youwant.to>
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On Mon, 20 Dec 1999, David Schwartz wrote: ... > Enabling softupdates on / is not recommended primarily because that > filesystem is not frequently written to. Another reason not to enable > softupdates on / is that you may not have enough free space to do a 'make > world' (softupdates delays the returning of empty space to the filesystem). > One final reason is possible increased risk. I don't know anyone who recommends against softupdates on root. I understand it just isn't exactly straightforward to enable (see archives) I don't understand your comment about "make world", as I don't see how that would be a problem, unless you only have a tiny amount of free space in "/". > DS Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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