Re: /run and read-only /etc
I'm concerned about the mess that could result in changing a bunch of
stuff. Suggestion:
If all affected files are in a subdir, If root is read-only, mount a
tmpfs, use --bind mount to put the tmpfs fs over the read-only config
dir. output of dhcp/ppp etc will be captured at startup, then if/when
root is rw umount the --bind, and copy it all into place in the real
config dir. It's no less messing about, but after it's done, it's as if
it never happened, and packages/progs don't need to be modified, except
to put stuff in a subdir (don't want to do this to entire /etc).
2.2 kernels are out though.
YMMV,
Jeremy
On Wed, 2003-04-09 at 01:11, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> On Tue, 2003-04-08 at 06:10, Marco d'Itri wrote:
> > On Apr 08, Anthony DeRobertis <asd@suespammers.org> wrote:
> >
> > >> > * util-linux
> > >> > #156489: Move /etc/adjtime under /var/lib
> > >> This may have some merit, but you can use a symlink.
> > >"This would be a FHS violation."
> > The FHS does not apply to local changes.
>
> Leaving /etc/adjtime as is and telling admins to "move it and use a
> symlink" is a FHS violation because /etc/adjtime is.
>
> /etc has a "static nature". See the note on /etc/mtab under Table
> 3.7.3.1. It is also for configuration files. /etc/adjtime is neither.
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Jeremy Jackson <jerj@coplanar.net>
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