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Diffstat (limited to 'sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8')
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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 b/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 index 32ed01c..7c71bd7 100644 --- a/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 +++ b/sbin/disklabel/disklabel.8 @@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ useful to see how a partitioning scheme will work out for a specific disk. .Ss Enabling and disabling writing to the disk label area .Pp By default, it is not possible to write to the disk label area at the beginning -of a disk. The disk driver silently ignores any attempt to do so. If you need +of a disk. The disk driver arranges for +.Xr write 2 +and similar system calls +to return EROFS on any attempt to do so. If you need to write to this area (for example, to obliterate the label), use the form .Pp .Nm |
