grub question read-only

2007-04-19 Thread michael
Hi, I have this in my /boot/grub/menu.lst file. (pasted below) I'm wondering whey there is an option ro on the main kernel line, even though the system boots normal rw? What would I do if I actually wanted to boot and have my system / mounted read only? Thanks! ## ## End Default Options ##

Re: grub question read-only

2007-04-19 Thread Andrew J. Barr
michael wrote: Hi, I have this in my /boot/grub/menu.lst file. (pasted below) I'm wondering whey there is an option ro on the main kernel line, even though the system boots normal rw? The initramfs is mounted read-only I believe, and for the initial mount, your root filesystem is also

Re: grub question read-only

2007-04-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 01:17:28PM -0700, michael wrote: [...] What would I do if I actually wanted to boot and have my system / mounted read only? when / is remounted, the flags in /etc/fstab are used, so to have / finish up mounted ro, you have to set it up so in the fstab. i think. A

Re: grub question read-only

2007-04-19 Thread michael
On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:42:16 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 01:17:28PM -0700, michael wrote: [...] What would I do if I actually wanted to boot and have my system / mounted read only? when / is remounted, the flags in /etc/fstab are used, so to have /

Re: grub question read-only

2007-04-19 Thread Andrew Sackville-West
On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 04:30:35PM -0700, michael wrote: On Thu, 19 Apr 2007 13:42:16 -0700, Andrew Sackville-West wrote On Thu, Apr 19, 2007 at 01:17:28PM -0700, michael wrote: [...] What would I do if I actually wanted to boot and have my system / mounted read only?