> > A healthy fear, indeed. > > For one thing, I'd certainly rather have someone > do "rm /boot/kernel.old/*.ko" than "rm -r /boot/kernel.old". > > Being even more selective is an obvious extension... >
Why not move the old "useless" kernel to another drive. Sure if the system kernel fails and you need the old one, there is a little bit more work, but nothing that I can't see be solved by: 1. booting from a livecd 2. mount the /boot and /theotherpartition 3. move the kernel back and move the faulty one away 4. reboot That saves you from deleting the entire computer/world/Internet and save the old kernel as well. However, I have never done this myself but the theory sounds good. _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
