Questions tagged [freebsd]
FreeBSD is a free Unix-based operating system descended from AT&T UNIX via BSD UNIX.
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Issue viewing compressed file with "zless", but not with "zmore" or "gunzip -c"
On my FreeBSD 13.2 system, the zless utility cannot view text files compressed with gzip or compress, warning that they may be binary files and then showing garbage if I say I want to see the contents ...
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mv: rename <oldname> to <newname>/<oldname>: Invalid argument
On my TrueNAS (FreeBSD 13.1) server I have a directory named OldHDD which I want to rename, but I get an error:
% mv OldHDD oldhdd
mv: rename OldHDD to oldhdd/OldHDD: Invalid argument
I have tried ...
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Issue booting headless FreeBSD system, requires monitor to boot
I'm trying to set up a headless FreeBSD 13.1 system. I've done so
successfully before on this particular machine, but for whatever reason,
after a complete reinstall, it doesn't want to boot without ...
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What are the consequences of blocking incoming UDP port 68 on my computer?
In a FreeBSD 13.1 install, I enabled the IPFW firewall and set firewall_type="workstation" in /etc/rc.conf. This allows outgoing requests, while denying incoming requests. When I checked the ...
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How to redirect stderr in FreeBSD? [duplicate]
How to redirect stderr in FreeBSD?
Neither of below worked
: ls 2> out.log
ls: 2: No such file or directory
: ls -al 2> error.log
ls: 2: No such file or directory
: (ls -al) 2> error.log
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What exactly happens in the OneFS (FreeBSD) files system if I move files from one directory to another?
If I do an mv command from the command line in OneFS (Isilon, FreeBSD based), what exactly happens in the background and on the disks?
Will the data be physically moved from sectors to other sectors ...
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file locking mandated by OS/filesystem rather than opted into by file accessors?
Is there a way to have the OS (specifically, FreeBSD) or filesystem (specifically, ZFS) enforce that all access (or, at least, all non-root access, I guess) to a certain file must be done while the ...
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Wayland Issue on FreeBSD
The Problem
Hello, I am completely new to FreeBSD and relatively new to UNIX systems in general. I am following the FreeBSD Handbook, and loving it so far. My goal is to install river tiling window ...
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Change FreeBSD Loader's loaddev variable
I'm searching the way to change loaddev variable of FreeBSD's /boot/loader. There is nothing useful either in FreeBSD's man, or in Google.
It's disk0p2 by default which corresponds GPT, but also can ...
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What subsystem is responsible if I can connect via s2s VPN connection only in one direction?
I have configured the following s2s VPN (in pfSense) connection which is working in general.
Unfortunately, I can connect (ping, netcat, ssh) only from client to the server, but not back.
If I can ...
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FreeBSD11: Certificate verification failed
My FreeBSD 11 gives:
[root@freebsd11 ~]# pkg install perl
Updating FreeBSD repository catalogue...
Certificate verification failed for /O=Digital Signature Trust Co./CN=DST Root CA X3
34406394360:...
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Which directories should I backup so that I can restore a system's configuration?
Let's say I decide to nuke my FreeBSD system and do a fresh install. I'd then like to get the system configured the way it was, including some of the scripts I've added. (User data and other valuables ...
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ssh does not use ssh-agent on FreeBSD
I recently set up a new FreeBSD system and am having a lot of trouble getting ssh to use ssh-agent. I have verified with ssh-add -l that my key is added, and the SSH_AGENT_PID and SSH_AUTH_SOCK env ...
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FreeNAS (11.2-U7) how to repair degraded boot pool that is on two USB sticks?
I have a Dell R230 which I've setup a few years ago with FreeNAS (installed version is 11.2-U7)
The boot partition was installed on a mirrored pool on two 32GB USB sticks.
/dev/da9p2 - SanDisk Ultra ...
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Rewriting MediaTek MT7921 Linux driver for FreeBSD
New to BSD, coming from Linux. My laptop (Asus FX706LI) uses the MediaTek MT7921. Although I've never installed linux on this laptop, I know the driver is in Linux 5.12 and subsequent kernels. I am to ...
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