Erik Andersen wrote:
> 
> On Wed Oct 25, 2000 at 11:43:02AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >
> > There is another good reason to ditch /etc/mtab: as a static file, it
> 
> And it is supposed to be writable though it lives in /etc.  It should live
> in /var.  Has the LSB ever gotten around to addressing this wart?
> This is a pita for embedded systems...
> 

/var doesn't work either, because it may not be available at boot.

        -hpa

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