Bug#191036: create /run for programs that run before /var is mounted
Hi Bill!
On Mon, 28 Apr 2003, Bill Allombert wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 11:56:24AM +0200, Santiago Vila wrote:
> > > As per the discussion on debian-devel, I am filing this bug with patch
> > > to have base-files create the /run directory. To summarise the
> > > discussion, we need to move program state out of /etc but for some
> > > programs that run early on during the boot process, /var is not mounted
> > > and so /var/run is unavailable. Thus Debian will be enhancing the FHS
> > > by demonstrating it is possible to leave /etc totally under the admin's
> > > control. A proposed addition to the FHS will be forthcoming once we can
> > > show that /run is useful.
>
> I second this proposal.
There is no proposal made yet. Where is the text you are seconding? :-)
> I am absolutly neutral w.r.t the name of the directory, but I am
> positive we need it.
There is the / read-only crowd too. We need the *text* of the proposal to
either second or refuse it.
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Henrique Holschuh
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