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can’t re-use a leaf or module_register: module g_label already exists

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For some time, I’ve seen these messages and been slightly bothered by them. Today, I found the solution. can’t re-use a leaf (geom_label)! can’t re-use a leaf (geom_part_gpt)! module_register: module g_label already exists! Module g_label failed to register: 17 module_register: module g_part_gpt already exists! Module g_part_gpt failed to register: 17 Those messages appeared on the […]

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Nvi saved the file sudoers.tmp

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Have you ever seen a message like this? From: Nvi recovery program Subject: Nvi saved the file sudoers.tmp Date: November 3, 2013 6:48:00 PM EST To: root@slocum.example.org Reply-To: root@slocum.example.org On Thu Jul 25 18:55:42 2013, the user root was editing a file named /usr/local/etc/sudoers.tmp on the machine slocum.unixathome.org, when it was saved for recovery. You

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mounting the FreshPorts chroot within a jail

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In my work on FreshPorts, I’ve learned more than the average non-committer about the FreeBSD ports tree and its oddities. Just about everything learns about a port it gets from ‘make -V’. Even this method can be fraught with difficulty. In an attempt to get the fairest information possible, FreshPorts uses a chroot solution, first

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ezjail-jail: making a full backup of a FreeBSD jail with Bacula

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I’ve been using Bacula since early 2004. I’ve been using FreeBSD since 1998. Jails are a relatively newcomer. I starting using it later in 2004. But it’s only recently that I’ve started using them intensively. Backups are always a touchy subject. With ezjail, the files you need to backup are greatly reduced. You’re not backing

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Using ezjail-admin archive to create a new jail, almost like an existing jail

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I use FreeBSD Jails. I use them a lot. I have jails for websites. I have jails for regression testing, mail servers, OpenVPN servers, etc. I like jails for many reasons. One of which is being able to create a new jail which is pretty much identical to another jail, except for a few things.

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