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On 23/01/13 21:06, Felix Kuperjans wrote: |
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> Mike Gilbert: |
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>> On Wed, Jan 23, 2013 at 1:29 PM, Felix Kuperjans |
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>> <felix@××××××××××××××.com> wrote: |
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>>> Samuli Suominen wrote: |
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>>>> please review this news item, seems we need one after all |
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>>> Hello Samuli, |
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>>> /dev/root is no longer available in this udev version, so people who put |
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>>> this in their /etc/fstab might end up with an unbootable system. |
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>>> I suggest including in the news item, that /dev/root must be replaced |
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>>> with the actual root device or LABEL=..., UUID=... and the like in |
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>>> /etc/fstab. |
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>>> |
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>> fstab is not consulted for mounting the root filesystem, so it doesn't |
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>> really matter what you have in there. Either the kernel mounts it |
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>> based on the kernel command line, or your initramfs mounts it based on |
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>> whatever your /init programs does. |
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> Well, *if* a line with /dev/root is present in /etc/fstab, the system |
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> does not boot up properly (tested it right now). |
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> I always though such a line in /etc/fstab is needed so that fsck is run |
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> on the root filesystem... |
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> Removing the line completely boots up fine, but the filesystem has not |
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> been fscked on boot. |
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I don't think we ever instructed users for adding such line... if we |
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did, I'll eat my words. |
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So, I don't think it's necessary to instruct them away from it either, |
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never seen such fstab line. |
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Maybe I'm too naive. |
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- Samuli |
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