From c1e3c82572f880584c99fbe75082f7db2c3c7279 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jkh Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1998 11:52:10 +0000 Subject: 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." --- sbin/mount_union/mount_union.8 | 12 +++++++++++- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'sbin/mount_union') 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). -- cgit v1.1