From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 19 12:17:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 933B616A4CE for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:17:13 +0000 (GMT) Received: from smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk (happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk [81.2.69.218]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BF3EF43D41 for ; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:17:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: from happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk (localhost.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1])i8JCH7eI094612 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:17:07 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk) Received: (from matthew@localhost)i8JCH6sF094611; Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:17:06 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from matthew) Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:17:06 +0100 From: Matthew Seaman To: John Shelton Message-ID: <20040919121706.GG51161@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> Mail-Followup-To: Matthew Seaman , John Shelton , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <414CDC93.9020603@onr.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="HKEL+t8MFpg/ASTE" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <414CDC93.9020603@onr.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-1.5.6 (smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk [IPv6:::1]); Sun, 19 Sep 2004 13:17:07 +0100 (BST) X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version devel-20040904, clamav-milter version 0.75l on smtp.infracaninophile.co.uk X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-4.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=2.64 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.64 (2004-01-11) on happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kernel ident X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2004 12:17:13 -0000 --HKEL+t8MFpg/ASTE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Sep 18, 2004 at 07:10:43PM -0600, John Shelton wrote: > the kernel configuration file contains the option 'ident.' >=20 > is the value of ident hardcoded into the kernel? >=20 > just curious. thanks. Yes it is, but indirectly. The 'ident' setting should be the same as the filename you use for the kernel config, and controls the name of the subdirectory where that kernel is compiled and linked. That directory name is one of the very first things the kernel prints out on boot up: % head -11 /var/run/dmesg.boot Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `vnlru' to stop...stopped Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `bufdaemon' to stop...stopp= ed Waiting (max 60 seconds) for system process `syncer' to stop...stopped =20 syncing disks... 21=20 done Copyright (c) 1992-2004 The FreeBSD Project. Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserve= d. FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #82: Sun Sep 5 12:08:24 BST 2004 root@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/H= APPY-IDIOT-TALK See config(8) for more details. Cheers, Matthew --=20 Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks Savill Way PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK --HKEL+t8MFpg/ASTE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.6 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFBTXjCiD657aJF7eIRAgFIAKCsGTUFtKBWogxhxjDXGJybbzj46ACdGNRL AcbWy/zlV8Nz90HUVM0v3j4= =lsbS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --HKEL+t8MFpg/ASTE--