From owner-freebsd-newbies Thu May 25 1:26:23 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Received: from deborah.paradise.net.nz (deborah.paradise.net.nz [203.96.152.32]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B024937B5DD for ; Thu, 25 May 2000 01:26:04 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rshea@opendoor.co.nz) Received: from shea (203-96-146-103.tnt2.paradise.net.nz [203.96.146.103]) by deborah.paradise.net.nz (8.10.0/8.10.0) with SMTP id e4P8Q1D05266 for ; Thu, 25 May 2000 20:26:02 +1200 Message-Id: <200005250826.e4P8Q1D05266@deborah.paradise.net.nz> From: rshea@opendoor.co.nz To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 20:26:34 +1200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Necessary to use a UPS ? X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.01d) Sender: owner-freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Hi - I'm sorry if this is a FAQ but I can't find it mentioned elsewhere. I'm planning to install FreeBSD on an old PC but I'm concerned that I don't have an uninterruptible power supply. I thought I had heard that Unix file systems could get very nastily twisted when they were powered down unexpectedly but I don't see any reference to the necessity for them in the various FreeBSD books/web pages I have read. What's the worse thing that can happen ? The machine will be initially only be used for a 'play web server'. Interested in your thoughts/experiences. richard shea. ***************************************************** Open Door Ltd PO Box 119-46 Wellington PH 04 384 7639 FX 04 384 7672 ***************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message