On Thu, 2002-11-21 at 10:36, Hiroki Horiuchi wrote: > Hello. > > My /etc/fstab is like below. > > /dev/sda1 / ext2 errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/sdb1 none swap sw 0 0 > /dev/sdc1 /tmp ext2 defaults 0 2 > /dev/sdd1 /var ext2 defaults 0 3 > /dev/sde1 /home ext2 defaults 0 4 > > I am trying to make the root filesystem including /usr subdirectory > read-only. But, if I set the mount option of / to ro, system cannot boot. > Making only /usr read-only is not enought for me. > Cannot root filesystem be read-only?
In effect, no. For example, /etc must be in the root filesystem and mount writes to /etc/mtab Perhaps you could arrange to have a RAM disk for root? (See initrd.) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight, UK http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "A new commandment I give unto you; That ye love one another. As I have loved you, so ye also must love one another. By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." John 13:34,35 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
