On 2005-03-28 Joachim Berdal Haga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>updatedb has stopped working (truncated db). No errors >>> [...]
>>> which references this line in /etc/mtab: >>> /dev /.dev unknown rw,bind 0 0 >> Is this a dead line in /etc/mtab? i.e. is the filesystem mounted >> (Please show /proc/mounts)? > This is /proc/mounts: [nothing about "/dev" or "/.dev"] Looks like a dead mountpoint, i.e. something is umounting with "mount -n". But there has to be more factors, becaus if I simply add the broken line to _my_ /etc/mtab (and optionally additionally mkdir /.dev) updatedb continues to work fine. [...] > (please note: I'm just guessing that the kernel is involved, because that > is the only change that I've made recently. I can reboot into an older > kernel if you want me to.) I'd appreciate if you could do these tests: * remove the "/dev /.dev unknown rw,bind 0 0"-line from /etc/mtab and reboot into your usual kernel. Check whether the broken line in mtab is regenerated. * If the line indeed is persistent make the same test with the older kernel. cu andreas -- "See, I told you they'd listen to Reason," [SPOILER] Svfurlr fnlf, fuhggvat qbja gur juveyvat tha. Neal Stephenson in "Snow Crash" http://downhill.aus.cc/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]