From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 20 08:11:05 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CD41716A403 for ; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:11:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (lurza.secnetix.de [83.120.8.8]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 263DB43D49 for ; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:11:04 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from olli@lurza.secnetix.de) Received: from lurza.secnetix.de (czgzuv@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k9K8AwQI063343; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:11:03 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from oliver.fromme@secnetix.de) Received: (from olli@localhost) by lurza.secnetix.de (8.13.4/8.13.1/Submit) id k9K8AwBM063342; Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:10:58 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from olli) Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:10:58 +0200 (CEST) Message-Id: <200610200810.k9K8AwBM063342@lurza.secnetix.de> From: Oliver Fromme To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, r00t_0101@yahoo.com In-Reply-To: <20061019181623.34048.qmail@web32702.mail.mud.yahoo.com> X-Newsgroups: list.freebsd-stable User-Agent: tin/1.8.2-20060425 ("Shillay") (UNIX) (FreeBSD/4.11-STABLE (i386)) X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.1.2 (lurza.secnetix.de [127.0.0.1]); Fri, 20 Oct 2006 10:11:04 +0200 (CEST) Cc: Subject: Re: BSD/Linux slices like Solaris' Solstice DiskSuite X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, r00t_0101@yahoo.com List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 08:11:05 -0000 r00t_0101 wrote: > Does anyone know how to create a true slice on a BSD/Linux node. > I know that Solaris uses Solstice DiskSuite or some type of volume > management where you are able to reboot to a particular partition > through command-line instead of manual reboot. So whith that said, my > goal is to create multiple slices (FreeBSD, Linux 6.x, Linux 7.x, etc > ...) where I could ssh into a node to be able to reboot into another > partition based on my work environment. This would be useful due to > working remotely with different environments. I'm not sure I understand your question correctly. Use the fdisk(8) utility to create slices on FreeBSD (you can also use sysinstall(8) if you prefer a gaily colored interface). To change the active slice to, say, the third one, use the command "fdisk -a 3 /dev/yourdisk". That will request for confirmation interactively. To do it non-interactively (e.g. in a script), use "echo a 3 | fdisk -f - /dev/...". Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "A language that doesn't have everything is actually easier to program in than some that do." -- Dennis M. Ritchie