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authorphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>2003-01-26 11:11:19 +0000
committerphk <phk@FreeBSD.org>2003-01-26 11:11:19 +0000
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Retire the "-N" and "-W" options which implemented write-protection
for the disklabel: This facility is OBE. First of all, we cannot sensibly implement this in a properly stacked environment. Second, if we did, it would confuse the heck out of users who wouldn't be able to "start from scratch" by dd(8)'ing /dev/zero onto /dev/da0. Third, the offered protection is not comprehensive: no other software would respect it. Fourth and finally, the disklabel is already protected against tampering if it controls open partitions. Uselessness of these options discussed with: peter
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