> Jaye Mathisen writes: > > It would be kind of cool if when managing a remote system if /kernel > > failed to boot, then on the next boot, the loader will fire up > > /kernel.old, or a /kernel.somethingorother. > > > > Sort of a kernel-clean flag. Then 300 miles away, I can try stuff, and > > have at least some assurance that I'll eventually be able to get back to a > > kernel I could use. > > In case in that discussion it wasn't clear, there *is* a way > to do this: see man nextboot.
Nextboot is woefully inadequate (and not supported anymore anyway). -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ m...@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msm...@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msm...@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majord...@freebsd.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
