docs/52829: [PATCH] Installing FreeBSD: Benefits of multiple filesystems

Brian Minard bminard at flatfoot.ca
Sun Jun 1 23:20:19 UTC 2003


The following reply was made to PR docs/52829; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Brian Minard <bminard at flatfoot.ca>
To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit at FreeBSD.org
Cc:  
Subject: Re: docs/52829: [PATCH] Installing FreeBSD: Benefits of multiple filesystems
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2003 19:03:53 -0400

 Use this patch instead.  The previous one contains broken tags.
 
 --- chapter.sgml.orig	Sun Jun  1 18:52:09 2003
 +++ chapter.sgml	Sun Jun  1 19:00:13 2003
 @@ -1747,7 +1747,13 @@
  	  <para>Different filesystems can have different <firstterm>mount
  	      options</firstterm>.  For example, with careful planning, the
  	    root filesystem can be mounted read-only, making it impossible for
 -	    you to inadvertently delete or edit a critical file.</para>
 +	    you to inadvertently delete or edit a critical file.  As well,
 +	    separating the filesystem containing <filename>/home</filename>,
 +	    from other filesystems means that user-writable filesystems can be
 +	    mounted <firstterm>nosuid</firstterm>.  This will prevent the
 +	    <firstterm>suid/guid</firstterm> bits on executables stored in
 +	    <filename>/home</filename> from taking effect, possibly improving
 +	    security.</para>
  	</listitem>
  
  	<listitem>



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