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From: Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:15:02
Message-Id: CAJ0EP40M+Mn+f5uvarxkqW_ELSujygym+tYNX42eaFPTua67ig@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable by German
1 On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, German <gentgerman@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500
3 > Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
4 >
5 >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German <gentgerman@×××××.com> wrote:
6 >> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 +0000
7 >> > Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
8 >> >
9 >> >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote:
10 >> >>
11 >> >> > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something
12 >> >> > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try
13 >> >> > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if present) to your kernel options.
14 >> >> > > > >
15 >> >> > > >
16 >> >> > > > Ok, thanks. What file should I write these options to?
17 >> >> > >
18 >> >> > > Your bootloader config, that's where you specify the kernel boot
19 >> >> > > options.
20 >> >> >
21 >> >> > That's what I thought, however I use gummiboot. Can you give an
22 >> >> > example, to show your gummiboot config once again?
23 >> >>
24 >> >> Add it to the options line in the relavent file in /boot/loader/entries.
25 >> >>
26 >> >> Or test it first by pressing e at the menu and adding it there
27 >> >
28 >> >
29 >> > So any other idea on hhow to fix it? Anyone?
30 >>
31 >> Can you please post the output of the following commands?
32 >>
33 >> stat /lib64/rc
34 >>
35 >> stat /lib64/rc/cache
36 >
37 > stat /lib64/rc/cache
38 >
39 > stat: cannot stat /lib64/rc/cache: No such file or directory
40 >
41 > I'll also put stat /lib64/rc later. I am thinking if there is no "cache" file, probably this will give you some clue. I am retyping this from my laptop screen and /lib64/rc is quite lengthy. Thank you. Please tell me if you really need it ( and me) and I'll take my time and retype it.
42
43 It's supposed to be a directory. Try running mkdir -p /lib64/rc/cache.

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