Re: deprecating /usr as a standalone filesystem?

["Giacomo A. Catenazzi" <cate@debian.org>]

Gabor Gombas wrote:
> On Thu, May 14, 2009 at 03:53:23PM +0200, Giacomo A. Catenazzi wrote:
>
> > No, /root cannot be a separate filesystem.
> > /root is part of very basic system, and it is required for super user
> > when he/she is restoring the systems or doing some kind of administration
> > (e.g. moving filesystems, etc.).
>
> Obviously not. If fscking "/" fails then "/" _will_ be read-only and you
> _must_ be able to fix it without being able to write under /root, so any
> system restoration task must work without /root being writeable.
>
> If you want to write to /root, then _make_ it writable! That's why you
> are the system administrator after all. If you want "/" to be read-only,
> then move /root to some other filesystem. If you want /root to be on the
> same filesystem as "/", then do not make "/" read-only. Really, this is a
> "Doctor, it hurts if I shoot myself in the foot - Don't do it, then"
> kind of situation...

I totally agree that / (thus /root) could be read-only.

I pointed out to you that /root is required to be in the same
filesystem as / (FHS) and I gave you the rationale.

I really prefer to allow / and /root read-only than to allow
/root in a different filesystem (user could do also this choice,
but outside debian support cases).

ciao
	cate