Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 09:33:54 -0400 From: Fbsd8 <fbsd8@a1poweruser.com> To: Daniel O'Connor <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: 9.0 bsdinstall usage Message-ID: <4E7C8AC2.6020704@a1poweruser.com> In-Reply-To: <94B70CFD-D1EA-4C64-8384-BBE00185280D@gsoft.com.au> References: <4E7BEA42.4020004@a1poweruser.com> <94B70CFD-D1EA-4C64-8384-BBE00185280D@gsoft.com.au>
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Daniel O'Connor wrote: > On 23/09/2011, at 11:39, Fbsd8 wrote: >> I have installed 9.0 bata2 from cd and the net. >>In both cases after the completion of the install and rebooting, the bsdinstall >>scripts still remain on the new installed system. If I interpret the code logic correctly, >>bsdinstall can ONLY be used for an original install. It's not intended by design to be >>used any other time, unlike sysinstall. I think the "auto" script should have code added >>to remove all traces of the bsdinstall environment at the conclusion of the install. >>This way bsdinstall fulfills the original design goals and guarantees no one can exec >>it by accident and kill there running system. > > > The binary is installed by default, but there it isn't run at startup. > > If it is being run then I would expect you are booting off your install media again by accident. > > -- > Daniel O'Connor > You did not read my post correctly. I dont say bsdinstall is run every time I boot. I said "the bsdinstall scripts still remain on the new installed system." The point I was making is it should not remain.
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