>Number:         17748
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst: disklabel editor does not check if root partition is defined
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jul 28 19:31:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     grant beattie
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6E, 20020726
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD mofo 1.6E NetBSD 1.6E (GENERIC) #0: Sat Jul 27 02:36:36 EST 2002 grant@mofo:/raid/netbsd/current/20020726/i386/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
The disklabel editor does not check that root partition is defined,
and the install bombs while attempting to install the bootblock.
>How-To-Repeat:
attempt to install without specifying a root partition (or, on some
archs, an invalid root partition).
>Fix:
The presence of a root (and possibly swap) partition should be checked.
On some archs, the root partition must be 'a'.

The user should be given a chance to re-edit the label.

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