Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 12:42:44 -0400 (EDT) From: Chuck Robey <chuckr@mat.net> To: Mr M P Searle <csubl@csv.warwick.ac.uk> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: shutdown Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970511124125.248D-100000@Journey2.mat.net> In-Reply-To: <13277.199705111623@nice.csv.warwick.ac.uk>
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On Sun, 11 May 1997, Mr M P Searle wrote: > Would it break anything if the X server was kept running while shutting down? > (Nothing else, just that one process. The root window is set before starting > 'halt' - and maybe set again after the 5 seconds.) > > Michael, who has too much free time... I think that would mean that /usr couldn't be dismounted, which would mean that you wouldn't get a clean shutdown on the /usr filesystem, and it would end up being fsck'ed on startup. I have a big disk, and wouldn't want to have to wait on that all the time. > > > ----------------------------+----------------------------------------------- Chuck Robey | Interests include any kind of voice or data chuckr@eng.umd.edu | communications topic, C programming, and Unix. 9120 Edmonston Ct #302 | Greenbelt, MD 20770 | I run Journey2 and picnic, both FreeBSD (301) 220-2114 | version 3.0 current -- and great FUN! ----------------------------+-----------------------------------------------
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