Re: Read-only root (/) except /etc
* Daniel Dickinson <cshore@wightman.ca> wrote:
> Is it possible to have /etc on a separate partition from / (root) so
> that root can be read-only while /etc is read-write?
Making a read-only root-fs is quite complex.
You didn't write why you do want to do this. If you have a medium that
may break by to many writes (like a flash-disk), you can try mounting
another (tmpfs?) over it with unionfs or aufs (I got better results with
that). If you want to use that as a security feature, it won't work. If
you really want read-only-root, you should have a log at grml-live [1].
Grml is a debian-based live-cd aimed for advanced users with a focus on
text-tools (no kde, no ooo), and grml-live is its automated build-tool.
HTH
Timo
[1] http://www.grml.org/grml-live/
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