misc/168314: 9.0 install "live CD" option can't create resolv.conf

[Michael W Lucas]

>Number:         168314
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       9.0 install "live CD" option can't create resolv.conf
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Thu May 24 19:10:05 UTC 2012
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael W Lucas
>Release:        FreeBSD 9.0 i386
>Organization:
n/a
>Environment:
FreeBSD webmail.minetworkservices.com 9.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 9.0-RELEASE #0: Tue Jan  3 07:15:25 UTC 2012     root at obrian.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC  i386


Installed FreeBSD 9.0 i386 from ISO.

>Description:

Boot system from CD. Choose "Live CD".

Root is mounted read-only. /etc/resolv.conf is a symlink to
/tmp/bsdinstall_etc/resolv.conf. The directory /tmp/bsdinstall_etc
does not exist.

You must manually create /tmp/bsdinstall_etc/. Seems this directory
should be created by the live CD?

>How-To-Repeat:

Run dhclient. Interface gets an IP address. resolv.conf is not
created, so no DNS. If you manually create & populate the
/tmp/bsdinstall_etc/resolv.conf

>Fix:

mkdir /tmp/bsdinstall_etc at some point in the live CD startup.


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