On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 06:50:41PM -0700, [email protected] wrote: > >Synopsis: daily(8) is inaccurate regarding /altroot > >Category: documentation > >Environment: > System : OpenBSD 5.6 > Details : OpenBSD 5.6 (GENERIC) #310: Fri Aug 8 00:14:24 MDT 2014 > > [email protected]:/usr/src/sys/arch/amd64/compile/GENERIC > > Architecture: OpenBSD.amd64 > Machine : amd64 > >Description: > Regarding root filesystem backup, the daily(8) man page says "The mount > directory /altroot must exist, ..." This is not accurate. All the other > specified requirements are indeed necessary for proper functioning, but > an /altroot directory is not required. The backup takes place just fine > without it. > >How-To-Repeat: > Configure things as specified, then run 'mv /etc/altroot /etc/altroot.not ; > sh /etc/daily' and you will see that the backup happens just fine. > >Fix: > Modify the documentation to be consistent with the script's actual > functioning, or modify the script to actually require the existence of > an /altroot directory. >
/altroot or /etc/altroot? jmc
