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- From: jwinstea@fenris.claremont.edu (Jim Winstead Jr.)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: df can't find mountpoint for . when in root fs (Re: Root filesystem acting strangely)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov15.210857.3750@muddcs.claremont.edu>
- Date: 15 Nov 92 21:08:57 GMT
- Article-I.D.: muddcs.1992Nov15.210857.3750
- References: <of1QLpO00WB_QLsVx2@andrew.cmu.edu>
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- In article <of1QLpO00WB_QLsVx2@andrew.cmu.edu> fl0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Frank T Lofaro) writes:
- > Sounds like the entry for / isn't in /etc/mtab like it should be.
- >rdev > /etc/mtab is a good idea for your /etc/rc before the /etc/mount -a.
- >I hope this helps.
-
- A better idea is this: rm /etc/mtab in /etc/rc, and mount -a will
- automatically add the entry for the root partition *if* it is
- specified in your /etc/fstab. Works beautifully for me.
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