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From: German <gentgerman@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable
Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2015 21:29:16
Message-Id: 20150305162854.058617b783a1d0f9e7b039bc@gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable by Mike Gilbert
1 On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:13:59 -0500
2 Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
3
4 > On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, German <gentgerman@×××××.com> wrote:
5 > > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500
6 > > Mike Gilbert <floppym@g.o> wrote:
7 > >
8 > >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German <gentgerman@×××××.com> wrote:
9 > >> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 +0000
10 > >> > Neil Bothwick <neil@××××××××××.uk> wrote:
11 > >> >
12 > >> >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote:
13 > >> >>
14 > >> >> > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something
15 > >> >> > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try
16 > >> >> > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if present) to your kernel options.
17 > >> >> > > > >
18 > >> >> > > >
19 > >> >> > > > Ok, thanks. What file should I write these options to?
20 > >> >> > >
21 > >> >> > > Your bootloader config, that's where you specify the kernel boot
22 > >> >> > > options.
23 > >> >> >
24 > >> >> > That's what I thought, however I use gummiboot. Can you give an
25 > >> >> > example, to show your gummiboot config once again?
26 > >> >>
27 > >> >> Add it to the options line in the relavent file in /boot/loader/entries.
28 > >> >>
29 > >> >> Or test it first by pressing e at the menu and adding it there
30 > >> >
31 > >> >
32 > >> > So any other idea on hhow to fix it? Anyone?
33 > >>
34 > >> Can you please post the output of the following commands?
35 > >>
36 > >> stat /lib64/rc
37 > >>
38 > >> stat /lib64/rc/cache
39 > >
40 > > stat /lib64/rc/cache
41 > >
42 > > stat: cannot stat /lib64/rc/cache: No such file or directory
43 > >
44 > > 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.
45 >
46 > It's supposed to be a directory. Try running mkdir -p /lib64/rc/cache.
47
48 It seems the error is gone. But I wonder why I didn't have /lib64/rc/cache directory. This was a fresh install.
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53 German <gentgerman@×××××.com>