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Subject: Re: loader.conf: init_path="/stand/sysinstall" appropriate?
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On Thursday 17 February 2005 12:30 am, Rob wrote:
> Hi,
>
> In /boot/defaults/loader.conf there's the line:
>
> #init_path="[...skip...]:/stand/sysinstall"
>
> I wonder if /stand/sysinstall is still appropriate
> as one of the defaults in the init path.
>
> There has been a plan to remove /stand/ altogether
> after install, or even have it completely replaced
> by /rescue/.
>
> Moreover, a more up-to-date sysinstall is now in
> /usr/sbin/sysinstall !!
>
> Regards,
> Rob.

Installs still use a MFS root filesystem with sysinstall in /stand.

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