> Hi,
>
> I have two questions regarding the read-only file system in Linux.
>
> 1) Where can I get any documents which explain the read-only file system for
> Linux?
> 2) Is it possible to switch between the modes (i.e. change the file system
> to read/write, install an application and get back
You may use the 'mount' command as in
mount -o remount,rw /some_partition
install
mount -o remount,ro /some_partition
assuming that /some_partition has been already defined in your
/etc/fstab file.
-otto
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Otto A. Gygax ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
On Thu, Sep 21, 2000 at 02:08:26PM -0700, Samdeep Nayak wrote:
>
> I have two questions regarding the read-only file system in Linux.
>
> 1) Where can I get any documents which explain the read-only file system for
> Linux?
I'm not sure what you mean by "the read-only file system" -- most of th