package: fileutils version: 4.1-10 I just found out that df reports filesystem usage wrongly when /etc/mtab isn't correct. Is it possible/sane to change this so it reads the list of filesystems directly (e.g. from /proc/mounts) rather from mtab?
The way I found this bug is I have a machine which I have been trying to set up with a read only filesystem for booting from. This makes it hard to have it boot up with mtab set right, and I haven't got round to fixing it. whale:~# cat /etc/mtab /dev/hda1 / ext3 rw,errors=remount-ro 0 0 whale:~# cat /proc/mounts /dev/root / ext3 rw 0 0 proc /proc proc rw 0 0 devpts /dev/pts devpts rw 0 0 /dev/ram0 /tmp tmpfs rw 0 0 /dev/hda5 /var ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hda3 /usr ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hda6 /local ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hda6 /home ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hda6 /usr/local ext3 rw 0 0 /dev/hda7 /etc ext3 rw 0 0 whale:~# df -h Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda1 471M 35M 411M 8% / whale:~# df -h /dev/hda6 Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on /dev/hda6 471M 35M 411M 8% whale:~# The relevant point is that the last df query actually shows the wrong usage for /dev/hda6, rather than nothing at all, which would be better. andy baxter. -- Please don't send me html mail or un-notified attachments. These will be automatically filed under 'probable spam' unless I'm expecting an email which hasn't come. If you do need to send an attachment or html mail, put [attachment] or [html] in the subject line. Thanks, andy. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
