Tanstaafl wrote: > Creating a new thread for this questions since mine got lost in all of > the follow-ups... > > I would really appreciate a meaningful response to this question (maybe > I should go ask this on -dev?) - this has the potential to lose me > forever as a gentoo user (I'm sure none of you are crying over that, but > *I* am), and I've seen other similar comments... I'm thinking of FreeBSD > too (and PCBSD for my desktop)... > > Anyway... > > On 2012-03-17 12:11 AM, Bruce Hill, Jr. > <da...@happypenguincomputers.com> wrote: >> An initramfs which does this is created by >>> =sys-kernel/genkernel-3.4.25.1 or >>> =sys-kernel/dracut-017-r1. If you do not want to use these tools, be >> sure any initramfs you create pre-mounts /usr. > > Ok, I have never used genkernel, and have no desire to... > > I have no idea what dracut is or how to use it... > > I have a remote system that has /usr on a separate partition. > > So... > > How do I find out if I am actually *using* an initramfs right now (I > know it is built into the kernel), and > > If I am not, how do I do this without using genkernel? Is dracut the > *only* other option? Is it easy/trivial to set one up manually? > > I cannot imagine that gentoo is just going to throw me to the wolves > like this without providing *in-depth* instructions on how to make sure > my system will boot after this update, like they did with the > baselayout-2 update... > > Personally, I have no problem with not having a separate /usr any more, > except that I have 3 remote systems that I manage right now that already > *have* a separate /usr... > > On that note - is it possible, and if so, does anyone have any decent > detailed How-to's on how I might be able to convert a separate /user to > one on directly on / on a running system? > >
I'm going to add this. I have been using a init thingy that I used dracut to build. When I boot using the init thingy, my system doesn't work right. I am able to reproduce this too. Right now, if I use the init thingy, I can't use part of my system that for me is vital. I can't switch from user to root in anything, not even a console. So right now, I'm having to boot without the init thingy and still want to migrate /usr to LVM. That is certainly not going to happen right now. My advice, mask udev to what works for you until all this mess get sorted out. The first time someone tries to ssh in as a user, then su to root, they are going to have a bad day if they run into the issue I am having. Remember, most admins set remote systems not to allow root to login directly as a security feature. That's what I have read anyway. Just keep it so you can use it until you know the bugs are sorted out. I'm still trying to figure mine out. Dale :-) :-) -- I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you understood or how you interpreted my words! Miss the compile output? Hint: EMERGE_DEFAULT_OPTS="--quiet-build=n"
