> Or unmount, or [re]mount read-only. Isn't really practical if the source system is actually active and doing useful stuff. Having /usr go missing mid-stream tends to ruin an application's whole day, even if the system would let you unmount an active filesystem...8-)
> I don't like the idea of an rpm that, as a function of being installed, > stuffs around with other stuff. On the other hand, if you're disciplined enough to deploy changes as RPMs, then you probably have a pretty good idea of how to control it. We do it a lot with Debian packages, and it makes it really easy to build custom systems. -- db ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390