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From: "Ryan Sommers" <ryans@gamersimpact.com>
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Subject: Re: I deleted /stand/, but I need it again for diskless boot...
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spam maps said:
>
> Hello,
>
> This is 5.3-Beta7.
>
> Earlier I sensed that /stand/ is more or less
> redundant (that all is in /rescue/ with 5.X), so
> I deleted this directory.
>
> However, now that I want to use diskless-bootup,
> I seem to need /stand/ again.
>

Yes, you could get it back. To do this you would need to copy the files
from the boot media you used to install.

>
> PS: using /rescue/ for that instead would be really
> nice :).

It wouldn't be the right solution for the job. That isn't the purpose of
/rescue. However, I'm in the process of eliminating the need for /stand to
remain after the install and having it be deleted as part of the
post-install cleanup. More on this to come...


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Ryan Sommers
ryans@gamersimpact.com