On Thu, Oct 22, 2009 at 03:34:45AM -0400, Daniel Malament wrote: > On 10/22/2009 2:41 AM, Theo de Raadt wrote: > >>There used to be a message before the install script wiped out > >>filesystems with newfs, listing the partitions and asking if you were > >>sure. Was this removed, or did I somehow miss something? And WHY??? > > > >Because it is the install script. > > > >What did you think it was going to do. > > > >It's installing. It's job is to wipe disks. There is no need for > >stupid questions. > > Ah, the sarcasm I was expecting. And here I thought I remembered the > new installer being described as easier to use.
It is. Were it not so quick it would be positively boring. Just don't set mount points for the partitions you don't want touched. If you are worried, dump said partitions in the unlikely event (e.g., you mess up) that you need to restore them (something you should do in any case). -wb
