Dave Seff ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Why must /root be on the same file system as / ? > > I keep mine separate as not to wipe out ssh keys and other things. I > can change it after the initial install and all is fine, but the > installer complains.
As a matter of fact the initial install should not allow people to select another partition but / for /root. I consider this a bug. As to answer your question: if you boot with ``linux init=/bin/sh'' in case of problems with your system, only / gets mounted. Work around your idea and make backups. ls /etc/cron.weekly Groetjes, Han. -- http://www.xs4all.nl/~hanb/software