Re: How do I mount the USB stick containing the installer in Rescue Mode?
On Thu, 15 Jul 2021 07:00:40 -0400
Greg Wooledge <greg@wooledge.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 12:55:11PM +0300, Reco wrote:
> > halt the boot
> > process (i.e. host is inaccessible by network, console access only)
> > even if a single filesystem mentioned in fstab fails to mount.
>
> This was the traditional behavior before systemd, so one can't really
> fault systemd for continuing the practice.
>
> It's assumed that all file systems mentioned in /etc/fstab are
> essential to the correct operation of the system (unless otherwise
> specified). If one of them doesn't mount, it means a disk is broken
> to the point where human intervention is required, so the operating
> system decides to play it safe and not continue.
>
So when I switched my unstable installation from sysvinit to systemd and
it subsequently failed to boot because of a missing drive, that was just
coincidence, was it? My system had never been booting and for some
reason I'd never noticed?
OK, naming removable drives in /etc/fstab may not have been best
practice, but it never held up booting before systemd arrived. But to
be fair, consistent mounting of USB media was a shambles before
systemd, and naming USB drives in fstab was the only way to ensure that
it happened reliably. Remember usbmount and other bodges?
--
Joe
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