Re: vfs.nfs.diskless_valid

From: Brooks Davis (brooks_at_one-eyed-alien.net)
Date: 05/23/05

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    To: Michael DeMan <michael@staff.openaccess.org>
    
    
    

    On Sun, May 22, 2005 at 01:48:37AM -0700, Michael DeMan wrote:
    > Hi,
    >
    > Does anybody know what controls the value of sysctl variable
    > vfs.nfs.diskless_valid?
    >
    > We need to boot off compact flash and like the capabilities of
    > /etc/rc.d/initdiskless.
    >
    > I can just comment out the line in that script where it checks the value
    > of vfs.nfs.diskless_valid but would prefer to leave it untouched.

    Just create an /etc/diskless and it should have the same effect as
    vfs.nfs.diskless_valid being set to a non-zero value.

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