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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.mel.connect.com.au!news.mira.net.au!news.vbc.net!garlic.com!fox.almaden.ibm.com!uunet!in1.uu.net!news.mathworks.com!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!usenet1.news.uk.psi.net!uknet!EU.net!news.eunet.fi!news.spb.su!satisfy.kiae.su!glukr!info.elvisti.kiev.ua!office.elvisti.kiev.ua!stesin From: stesin@elvisti.kiev.ua (Andrew V. Stesin) Subject: Re: FreeBSD File System 512 byte-blocks --> 1024 byte-blocks X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2+] Sender: news@info.elvisti.kiev.ua (News Subsystem) Organization: ElVisti Information center Message-ID: <DsFLtF.GFz@info.elvisti.kiev.ua> References: <31AD5973.7D95@ucla.edu> X-Nntp-Posting-Host: office.elvisti.kiev.ua Date: Mon, 3 Jun 1996 16:00:51 GMT Lines: 24 Hook Hua (hookh@ucla.edu) wrote: : I was installing FreeBSD 2.1 several times trying to get things right : and I noticed that on my last install, the df command would return file : system block sizes of 512 bytes. All of my previous installs were of : 1024 byte blocks. I always used the auto feature during the : partition. Does anyone know why it changed? And is it possible to change : the block size back to 1024bytes w/o reinstalling FreeBSD? ...what : gives? : Any suggestions would be appreciated. : Hook Hua See /etc/profile and /etc/csh.login for examples of using BLOCKSIZE env variable. Uncomment them if you wish. -- With best regards -- Andrew Stesin. +380 (44) 2760188 +380 (44) 2713457 +380 (44) 2713560 "You may delegate authority, but not responsibility." Frank's Management Rule #1.