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authorjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1998-12-22 11:52:10 +0000
committerjkh <jkh@FreeBSD.org>1998-12-22 11:52:10 +0000
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User reports that using mount_null destroyed his filesystem, I reply
that nullfs really doesn't work, he askes why this isn't noted for the "dangerous" filesystems, I go "hmmm."
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diff --git a/sbin/mount_union/mount_union.8 b/sbin/mount_union/mount_union.8
index 60800f1..eada8bf 100644
--- a/sbin/mount_union/mount_union.8
+++ b/sbin/mount_union/mount_union.8
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
.\" SUCH DAMAGE.
.\"
.\" @(#)mount_union.8 8.6 (Berkeley) 3/27/94
-.\" $Id$
+.\" $Id: mount_union.8,v 1.4 1998/07/15 06:13:45 charnier Exp $
.\"
.Dd March 27, 1994
.Dt MOUNT_UNION 8
@@ -183,6 +183,15 @@ accessible via
.Xr mount 8 ,
.Xr mount_null 8
.Sh BUGS
+
+THIS FILESYSTEM TYPE IS NOT YET FULLY SUPPORTED (READ: IT DOESN'T WORK)
+AND USING IT MAY, IN FACT, DESTROY DATA ON YOUR SYSTEM. USE AT YOUR
+OWN RISK. BEWARE OF DOG. SLIPPERY WHEN WET.
+
+This code also needs an owner in order to be less dangerous - serious
+hackers can apply by sending mail to hackers@freebsd.org and announcing
+their intent to take it over.
+
Without whiteout support from the filesystem backing the upper layer,
there is no way that delete and rename operations on lower layer
objects can be done.
@@ -200,3 +209,4 @@ The
.Nm
command first appeared in
.Bx 4.4 .
+It first worked in FreeBSD-(fill this in).
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