> > I was setting up encrypted swap with GELI and accidentally > blew away my /tmp partition with: > > # dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/ad0s1e bs=1m > > Understandably, it will no longer allow me to mount /tmp, > so how do I use newfs to recreate the partition? I want to > be absolutely sure before entering any disk modifying > commands (just like I was absolutely sure last time...). > > I'm guessing it's as simple as: > > # newfs /dev/ad0s1e
Yup. For /tmp, I would just take the defaults. They are quite reasonable there. In fact, unless you have an unusually large partition or one with an unusually large number of files (thus a need for extra inodes), generally the defaults work well with most partitions. ////jerry > > cheers, > a1 > > (ps: please CC as I'm not on the list) > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
