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Re: can't run as root with netbsd-5



On Wed, Mar 04, 2009 at 05:31:39PM +1100, bsd-xen%roguewrt.org@localhost wrote:
> [...]
> 
> And not syncing your userland and kernel while you have physical
> root access, life on the edge! hehe

No, it should be safe to run a new kernel with old userland, at last
for basic functionalities like logging in and getting a shell (things
like ipf are known to cause issues). 
If it doesn't work it's a bug.

-- 
Manuel Bouyer <bouyer%antioche.eu.org@localhost>
     NetBSD: 26 ans d'experience feront toujours la difference
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