* Mike Bristow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [010404 08:02] wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 04, 2001 at 07:54:04AM -0700, Alfred Perlstein wrote:
> >
> > a) use EXT2 as a backing filesystem
> > b) use a file in EXT2/msdosfs as a backing node for a virtual
> > device:
> >
>http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vn&apropos=0&sektion=0&manpath=FreeBSD+4.2-RELEASE&format=html
> > and create a filesystem in that.
>
> That's a very good idea. Performance would probably suck rocks.
> OTOH, if you suddenly need to install X and so need another 200M,
> growfs (available in -current only) might enable you to grow your
> backing file, then grow the filesystem.
or just make another vn and mount it. :)
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