From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 25 15:57:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA24709 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:57:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from laker.net (jet.laker.net [205.245.74.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA24673 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 15:56:56 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from sfriedri@laker.net) Received: from nt (digital-pbi-161.laker.net [208.0.233.61]) by laker.net (8.9.0/8.9.LAKERNET.NO-SPAM.SPAMMERS.AND.RELAYS.WILL.BE.TRACKED.AND.PROSECUTED.) with SMTP id SAA01854; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:55:56 -0400 Message-Id: <199808252255.SAA01854@laker.net> From: "Steve Friedrich" To: "Mike Pelletier" Cc: "FreeBSD Questions" Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 18:55:04 -0500 Reply-To: "Steve Friedrich" X-Mailer: PMMail 98 Professional (2.00.1500) For Windows NT (4.0.1381;3) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: 'Installation menu' always comes up when booting production server Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, 25 Aug 1998 17:10:44 -0400, Mike Pelletier wrote: >This is a problem because >the power does have a tendancy to go out here, and the server will sit >at that prompt until a human comes along and hits 'q'. Two things: 1. You REALLY should invest in a UPS. It's just a matter of time before you wish you had. 2. Most people specifically configure their machines so they WON'T reboot without human intervention to help identify when an intruder has attacked the system, needing a reboot to complete his dirty deed. I know I haven't answered your initial question, but someone will... I just wanted to point out these two things To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message