Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 04:33:57 -0400 From: Mike Boto <bl29x5@earthlink.net> To: freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: rshea@opendoor.co.nz Subject: Re: Necessary to use a UPS ? Message-ID: <00052504370901.01577@localhost.localdomain> In-Reply-To: <200005250826.e4P8Q1D05266@deborah.paradise.net.nz> References: <200005250826.e4P8Q1D05266@deborah.paradise.net.nz>
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I wouldn't call it necessary. Good preparedness perhaps, but not necessary. Refer to http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/backup-programs.html Section 11.3.8 for more information on how to prepare for an "unscheduled shutdown" using a few floppy disks and tools already found in the FreeBSD distribution. On Thu, 25 May 2000, you wrote: > 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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