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i386/1456: install process writes MBR partition table without confirmation




>Number:         1456
>Category:       i386
>Synopsis:       install process writes MBR partition table without confirmation
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    bugs
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Tue Oct 17 11:00:02 MDT 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     don
>Organization:
net
>Release:        2.7
>Environment:
	
	System      : OpenBSD 2.8
	Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
	Machine     : i386
>Description:
        At the beginning of the install procedure, the user is asked
        whether the entire disk will be OpenBSD. If "yes" is entered, a new
        MBR partition is immediately saved to disk without user confirmation,
        as is customary.
>How-To-Repeat:
	
>Fix:
        Give fdisk a command option (used by the install program) to generate
        a new partition in memory, and do not save the new partition to disk
        until the "write" command is entered.

>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: