> > --Kj7319i9nmIyA2yE > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 04:46:53PM -0600, Warren Block wrote: > >On Sat, 16 Apr 2011, dieter...@engineer.com wrote: > > > >>Suggestion 2: The kernel may not have an official flag for single > >>vs multi user mode but you can fake it. Try something like > >>"pgrep syslogd". If syslogd is running assume multiuser mode. If > >>syslogd is not running assume single user mode. > > > >Another option: kern.hostid is set nonzero pretty early in the rc > >scripts. > > Same as getty(8). That also will not be running in SU and in most cases > is a clear indication that nothing else is running unless you have a > remote only machine without a console in which you have purposely > disabled getty(8). > > --=20 > > Regards, > J. Hellenthal > WWJD
when something gets too complicated, it's usualy helpful to look for other ways out: the /(root) + /usr + kernel-debuging + src is less than 1GB, so what I do (when diskless is not an option), I have a 2 partitions, both bootable, and so i ALWAYS update the non active one, then 1- I always have a working / in case the update screwed something 2- I can update without problems. my $.02 danny _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-hackers-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
