Chris Lingard wrote: > > Have run df though gdb to find out why the message "cannot read table of > mounted filesystems" is always given.
We actually knew this, and it is in the FAQ at www.debian.org. The trick is to always specify a filesystem, for example df / > setmntent reads the file /var/run/mtab and this is an empty file on > the Hurd. It should be non existant. > 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? I think the file does not need to exist, and the comment is obsolete. I will try and consequently remove the entry in rc.sh. > df needs some method of reading which partitions are mounted. Is this a > Hurd bug? no, it does not need it, and it is more a feature than a bug. The Hurd is a multiserver OS, and there is no central authority for mounted filesystems. What we could do is to write a database server where filesystems can register themselves if they want. Thanks, Marcus
