Re: Read-only root (/) except /etc
On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 01:40:01AM +0000, digbyt@skaro.afraid.org wrote:
> The need to have the root filesystem mounted r/w annoys me too. My
> ideal scenario is to be able to have everything read-only except /home
> (for user file modification) and /var (for all files the system wants
> to modify). It's great for security (esp if you have hardware write protect
> on your hard drives) and simplifying backups (no need to look at the
> read-only ones).
Why exactly do you need things read-only?
Try the package flashybrid for a different approach to a similar
problem.
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