Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 29 Aug 2001 22:21:54 +0300 | From | VDA <> | Subject | Re[4]: fsck root fs: fsck, devfs, /proc/mounts miscooperate. |
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Hello Richard,
Wednesday, August 29, 2001, 5:27:19 PM, you wrote: RG> You say you are running devfs. Well, if that's the case, you can RG> simply do: RG> # fsck /dev/root
RG> because devfs makes /dev/root a symbolic link to the root FS device. RG> Magic.
Thanks! It works! However, I still think "fsck /" behavior isn't right - people who don't use devfs won't be able to check root fs without fstab entry for it. This seems fixable - "mount -o remount,rw /" works without /dev/root trick, right?
Best regards, VDA -- mailto:VDA@port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua http://port.imtp.ilyichevsk.odessa.ua/vda/
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