Have run df though gdb to find out why the message "cannot read table of mounted filesystems" is always given.
df has a procedure read_filesystem_list, and this calls C-library procedures: fp = setmntent(table, "r"); while (mnt = getmntent(fp)) setmntent reads the file /var/run/mtab and this is an empty file on the Hurd. The file /var/run/mtab is touched by rc.sh. In the Hurd source daemon/ChangeLog, is a note that the file must exist for mke2fs to work. Does mke2fs use this file to check for mounted partitions, and if so can the Hurd mke2fs a mounted partition? df needs some method of reading which partitions are mounted. Is this a Hurd bug? Chris
