Re: zfs dataset seems empty (while it is not) after reboot? (Solved)

From: Graham Perrin <grahamperrin_at_freebsd.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 10:37:15 UTC
On 17/04/2023 14:50, ICT builder wrote:
> On 17-04-2023 12:31, ICT builder wrote:
>> …
>>
>> # zfs list /usr/ports
>> NAME                 USED  AVAIL     REFER  MOUNTPOINT
>> zroot/ROOT/default  1.49G   202G     1.49G  /

…


> my /etc/rc.conf was lacking:
> zfs_enable="YES"
>
> Oops, sorry for unneeded noise ...


It's OK, the noise is pleasantly thought-provoking.

Comparing an effect of zfs-list(8) with an effect of zpool-list(8):

FreeBSD bug 270789 – zpool list loads zfs.ko, even on systems that don't 
use zfs <https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=270789>

Also, maybe of interest:

⚙ D6793 Enable ZFSd if the installation is done on ZFS 
<https://reviews.freebsd.org/D6793>