[Mimedefang] Ram based directory on FreeBSD 5.2x
Wesley Peters
wpeters at stbernard.com
Mon Mar 15 14:04:36 EST 2004
On Wednesday, March 10, 2004 5:56 PM, J.D. Bronson <mailto:jbronson at wixb.com> alleged:
> At 07:07 PM 3/10/2004, you wrote:
>>>> -p permissions
>>> <---SNIP--->
>>>> -w user:group
>>> <---SNIP--->
>>>> These can be specified along with the rest of the mount options. You
>>>> have to do it this way, since memory disks evaporate during shutdown,
>>>> there isn't anywhere else to record ownership and permissions. (*)
>>>
>>> However, if you read the full man page you'll discover that under 5.x
>>> you can't put these options in 5.x. I know, I tried. For legacy
>>> support (hah)
>>> 5.x doesn't support these.
>>>
>>> I suspect the only answer is to raise a PR, but given the claim of
>>> legacy support I don't hold out much hope :(
>>
>> You're right, when called as 'mount_mfs' it refuses to recognize -w
>> or -p. Until somebody does something to replace it, mount_mfs needs
>> to stay functional. If you file a PR, I'll fix it. How's that for
>> support?
>>
>>
>> -- Wes (aka wes at freebsd.org)
>
>
> I personally filed this 'PR' today (03-10-2004).
>
> Thanks.
>
> -JDB
Thank you. I just put it into feedback. Please reply to the PR
if/when the script meets your needs and I'll close it out (or
fix any problems you encounter).
-- Wes
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