Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 19:30:18 +0100 From: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com> To: Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: enable/disable softupdates in rc init idea Message-ID: <20020514183018.GE284@gw.tex.bogus> In-Reply-To: <20020514182042.874C75D06@ptavv.es.net> References: <20020514173651.GA284@gw.tex.bogus> <20020514182042.874C75D06@ptavv.es.net>
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On Tue, May 14, 2002 at 11:20:42AM -0700, Kevin Oberman wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 14 May 2002 18:36:52 +0100
> > From: Nuno Teixeira <nunotex@pt-quorum.com>
> > Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG
> >
> >
> > Hello to all,
> >
> > I'm looking for a solution to enable/disable softupdates without:
> >
> > 1. using single user mode
> > 2. changing filesystem status, e.g.:
> >
> > mount -ufo ro <filesystem>
> > tunefs -n enable <filesystem>
> > mount -ufo rw <filesystem>
> >
> > 1. is problematic for those who don't have console access to
> > machine/server
> >
> > 2. can result in several errors in filesystems like /var
> >
> >
<snip>
>
> OK. I'm a bit confused. Why do you need to be doing this? Turn on
> softupdates on the various file systems when you install the
> system. If it's already built, live with a single drop to single-user
> mode and turn softupdates on.
>
> The softupdates attribute is non-volatile. Turn it on and it stays on
> until it's turned off.
>
Hi,
I'm talking about those who don't have console access and their system
was installed without softupdates on.
Nuno
> R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
> Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
> Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
> E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634
>
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