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Re: deprecating /usr as a standalone filesystem?



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Am Do den 14. Mai 2009 um 14:01 schrieb Gabor Gombas:
> I fail to see how root is different to any other random user in this
> regard. If you want / to be read-only, then you should ensure that /home
> points to something writable. The same thing holds for /root.

That is not always true. root _is_ special as it might be needed in
single user mode or in emergency mode. There might also software very
early in the boot process that need a writable root-$HOME.

Regards
   Klaus
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