On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 03:03:53PM +0100, Jean-Francois wrote:
> Janusz,
> 
> I try to secure a box by forbidding the change to main system files.
> /dev /etc /tmp /var are on separate slides and would be w/r of course.

If /etc/ is on a seperate partition, how would you read /etc/fstab
in order to know which disks/partitions to mount under / ?

- Bert

> 
> Le dimanche 01 mars 2009 C  13:15 +0100, Janusz Gumkowski a C)crit :
> > On Sun, Mar 01, 2009 at 10:18:54AM +0100, Jean-Francois wrote:
> > > Hi All,
> > > 
> > > One could develop a little bit the addvantage(s) of mounting root as
> > > read only ?
> > > 
> > 
> > Myself, I don't see any.
> > 
> > /dev, /etc, /tmp and /var/* are changed a lot during startup or while the 
> > system is running.
> > 
> > What are you trying do do, exactly?

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