Type auto in /etc/fstab (was: Re: kernel-image-2.2.20-udma100-ext3, initrd and ext3)

[Tommi Virtanen <tv@debian.org>]

"John H. Robinson, IV" <jhriv@ucsd.edu> writes:

> > > if not, the i would not recommend the use of auto in that case.
> > It is a patch for mkinitrd
> well, you answered my questions! it seems then ``type auto'' would be
> fine, especially since the patches in question don't affect the kernel
> itself.

	Well, note that fstype auto in /etc/fstab also gives you
        problems. /etc/updatedb.conf has PRUNEFS="... auto ...", which
        makes locate stop working if your root is type auto.

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