William Ballard wrote: > Bootcd allows you to use the NOT_TO_RAM option to make files > physically reside on the CD and only be symlinked into the Ram disk.
> I wrote a script which adds every file in /etc to NOT_TO_RAM, needing > to conserve space in the Ram Disk. The theory is if I need to change > settings in the liveCD I'll copy the file to /root and update the > symlink in Ram. > However, the liveCD had errors during boot, because some files > apparently have to be writeable during boot. For example, I guess, > /etc/mtab. Does /etc/fstab have to be writeable? What other files > need to be writeable? /etc/fstab does not need to be writeable. For finding those files that do, after booting, look for all files in /etc modified in the last 10 minutes. find /etc -mmin -10 According to the mount manpage, /etc/mtab can be linked to /proc/mounts, and there is a -n flag to mount that makes it not update /etc/mtab. This might solve the issue for /etc/mtab, though there are some known issues with doing this (see the man page for details). Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
