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Date:      Mon, 19 Oct 1998 11:49:32 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Doug White <dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu>
Cc:        "David J. Duchscher" <daved@tamu.edu>, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, ulf@Alameda.net, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: newfs problems, more information: 
Message-ID:  <199810191849.LAA00514@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 19 Oct 1998 09:44:32 PDT." <Pine.BSF.4.03.9810190942260.14490-100000@resnet.uoregon.edu> 

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> On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, David J. Duchscher wrote:
> 
> > > > newfs: /dev/ccd0c: not a character-special device
> > > 
> > > Don't put a filesystem on the 'c' partition.
> 
> Mike likes to preach that (not using partiton c) but I haven't been able
> to bear it out on -STABLE.  3.0 may have changed the convention; I don't
> have a disk to test it on.

Actually, I do it all the time.  Bruce chastises people for doing it, 
so I'm just repeating the Best Availalble Practice.

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\\  sometimes you're behind.      \\  mike@smith.net.au
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