Date: Thu, 23 Sep 1999 10:08:23 +0800 (PHT) From: "Francis A. Vidal" <francis@usls.edu> To: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: help with nfs-mounted installworld process Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.10.9909231007060.4421-100000@atlas.usls.edu> In-Reply-To: <52662.938000720@axl.noc.iafrica.com>
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On Wed, 22 Sep 1999, Sheldon Hearn wrote: > > plato: > > mount -t nfs main_machine:/usr/src /mnt/main_machine/src > > mount -t nfs main_machine:/usr/obj /mnt/main_machine/obj > > > > ln -s /mnt/main_machine/src /usr/src > > ln -s /mnt/main_machine/obj /usr/obj > > I wouldn't use these symlinks. Just do > > cd /mnt/main_machine/src > make installworld > > Even better, though, would be to change the way you're using mount: > > mkdir /usr/src > mkdir /usr/obj > mount -t nfs -o soft,intr main_machine:/usr/src /usr/src > mount -t nfs -o soft,intr main_machine:/usr/obj /usr/obj > > The options specified will help if the nfs server goes away in the > middle of what you're doing, but they're not the issue here. that did it! thanks sheldon! -- francis vidal university of st. la salle, bacolod city, philippines . . . . . . . PGP key available via e-mail / subject: get PGP key u s l s N E T tel. nos. (6334).435.2324 / 433.3526 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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