Why fdisk can't open root disk with MBR for writing?

[Andrey V. Elsukov]

On 15.09.2012 17:22, Julian H. Stacey wrote:
> + When running multi user, you cannot write unless you first run this:
> + .br
> + sysctl kern.geom.debugflags=16
> 
> I never submitted it as a send-pr, 
> anyone think I should submit it to help save people ?

I don't think this is good idea. Setting this flag is more dangerous
than helpful. And i already removed this suggestion from several places.
All utilities that know how to work with GEOM, do their job  without
such hack.

-- 
WBR, Andrey V. Elsukov

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