From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 3 11:05:18 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org 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 E06F616A420 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:05:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: from mx1.tue.nl (mx1.tue.nl [131.155.2.7]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1AC1643D46 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 11:05:17 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from stijn@pcwin002.win.tue.nl) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx1.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 767EC3F5D3; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:16 +0100 (CET) Received: from mx1.tue.nl ([131.155.2.7]) by localhost (bommelstein.tue.nl [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 00673-04; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:16 +0100 (CET) Received: from umta.win.tue.nl (umta.win.tue.nl [131.155.71.100]) by mx1.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 325563F5BC; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:16 +0100 (CET) Received: from pcwin002.win.tue.nl (pcwin002 [131.155.71.72]) by umta.win.tue.nl (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80E8431401C; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:14 +0100 (CET) Received: by pcwin002.win.tue.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 6747240C0; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:14 +0100 (CET) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 12:05:14 +0100 From: Stijn Hoop To: Kristian Vaaf Message-ID: <20060303110514.GW11960@pcwin002.win.tue.nl> Mail-Followup-To: Stijn Hoop , Kristian Vaaf , "Donald J. O'Neill" , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org References: <7.0.1.0.2.20060221103409.021a8808@broadpark.no> <200602210922.38445.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060228121217.022172c0@broadpark.no> <200602281021.20107.duncan.fbsd@gmail.com> <7.0.1.0.2.20060303115508.022b1de0@broadpark.no> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7.0.1.0.2.20060303115508.022b1de0@broadpark.no> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Bright-Idea: Let's abolish HTML mail! X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at tue.nl Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, "Donald J. O'Neill" Subject: Re: Haven't been able to make world in about a year X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 11:05:19 -0000 --0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Kristian, On Fri, Mar 03, 2006 at 11:58:37AM +0100, Kristian Vaaf wrote: > The single user boot seems interesting, but is it really necessary? > Isn't it just for temporary security reasons? No. You need to reboot to actually use (and test) your new kernel, the single user part is helpful so that no incompatible binaries are started (from the old installed world). > I run the script to save time. > Basically I'd run the exact same chain of commands otherwise. You're missing the point: you'd run the exact same chain of commands --> _if everything goes according to plan_ <-- What this list has been telling you is that it sometimes doesn't work like anyone expects to, and you need to make an informed decision about the next command to enter instead of having the script proceed. --Stijn --=20 This sentence contradicts itself -- no actually it doesn't. -- Hofstadter --0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFECCLqY3r/tLQmfWcRAhbdAJ0WDWsGsHi/uBhVuoKLprIff2MA8gCeJW/n C9K5qMWMntYevyMgIo3GcMo= =cdd4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --0vzXIDBeUiKkjNJl--