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From: setha@teklds.UUCP (Seth D. Alford)
Newsgroups: net.unix,net.unix-wizards
Subject: Re: panic: iinit: how configuring works
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Date: Wed, 30-Jul-86 19:46:53 EDT
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When you change your unit plugs to boot from a "spare" root on a
different drive, you should very definitely modify /etc/fstab or not go
into multiple user.  Otherwise, depending on how your system is configured,
you may lose data.  If you are swapping on a non-b partition on one of
your disks, you may find yourself swapping on a non-b partition on another
disk.  Your data on the file system on that partition will be wiped out.

Even if you only swap on b partitions you make life much easier for yourself
if you fix /etc/fstab.

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--Seth Alford
Tektronix Walker Road
PO Box 4600
MS 92-823
Beaverton OR 97075
tektronix!teklds!setha
(503)-629-1145