Re: Proposal: /etc /usr/etc /usr/local/etc
Vadim Vygonets:
> /etc is one of the first things you need when booting a Unix box, you
> need it *way* before you mount /usr. And before you can mount
> anything at all. /bin, /sbin, /dev and /etc (did I forget something?)
> _must_ be on the root partition, which can't be mounted read-only for
> various reasons. You just can't do such things.
Yes you can. Look at the transname patch and the nfs root kernel options for
diskless machines. You can make a kernel that automatically nfs mounts / on
bootup.
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