Package: e2fsprogs Version: 1.41.12-4stable1 Severity: wishlist resize2fs will abort if /etc/mtab does not exist, even if the -f option is given. I believe a missing /etc/mtab in general indicates that no filesystems are mounted, and it appears some umount's (busybox?) remove the mtab file after the last entry is unmounted. so it *should* be safe for resize2fs to proceed if mtab is missing, but at the very least I think -f should force resize2fs to continue in that case.
right now one can get around this issue with a "touch /etc/mtab" before calling resize2fs, and then the -f isn't even needed. -- System Information: Debian Release: 6.0.5 APT prefers stable-updates APT policy: (500, 'stable-updates'), (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.32-5-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core) Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Versions of packages e2fsprogs depends on: ii e2fslibs 1.41.12-4stable1 ext2/ext3/ext4 file system librari ii libblkid1 2.17.2-9 block device id library ii libc6 2.11.3-3 Embedded GNU C Library: Shared lib ii libcomerr2 1.41.12-4stable1 common error description library ii libss2 1.41.12-4stable1 command-line interface parsing lib ii libuuid1 2.17.2-9 Universally Unique ID library ii util-linux 2.17.2-9 Miscellaneous system utilities e2fsprogs recommends no packages. Versions of packages e2fsprogs suggests: pn e2fsck-static <none> (no description available) pn gpart <none> (no description available) ii parted 2.3-5 The GNU Parted disk partition resi -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
