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Date:      Mon, 20 Nov 2017 13:37:52 -0700
From:      Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
To:        lausts@acm.org
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Loader.conf problem
Message-ID:  <CANCZdfrFCbJ6YyysMZaU_S6ua9QEppe9USBFrah8Vrg-%2BQwe=g@mail.gmail.com>
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On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Thomas Laus <lausts@acm.org> wrote:

> I recently upgraded my FreeBSD-Current system today and did not fully
> understand the impact of changes to loader.conf.  My system has a Geli
> encrypted ZFS pool.  In the past whenever I screwed up, I was able to
> use 'Beadm' into boot the most recent good kernel or enter a shell to
> reread the UPDATING notes for a clearer understanding of what needs to
> be done before rebooting.
>
> Is my system recoverable or does it require wiping and reloading from a
> snapshot?  If it is recoverable, how to do?
>

My changes to the system hasn't changed how things work. Or at least
shouldn't have changed anything. If they do, that's likely a bug, and
likely my fault.

The one exception is if you're booting off GELI + ZFS with UEFI based on
boot1.efi changes that were in the tree for a few days...

Warner



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