On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 09:22:46AM -0800, Tyler MacDonald wrote: > Roger, > Thanks, I've been waiting for this for awhile! One question: Will the > 'mount' update process delete an /etc/mtab and replace it with a symlink? I > certainly hope so!
I'm afraid that it won't switch to a symlink until you reboot. This is because information that is in /etc/mtab but not /proc/mounts would be lost, and this could prevent filesystems from being umounted. This information is written to /run/mount/utab when it's switched to a symlink. If you don't fall into this category, then there's nothing stopping you replacing it manually without rebooting. Mainly includes stuff like "user" mounts, and potentially NFS and CIFS, which add additional information. Regards, Roger -- .''`. Roger Leigh : :' : Debian GNU/Linux http://people.debian.org/~rleigh/ `. `' Printing on GNU/Linux? http://gutenprint.sourceforge.net/ `- GPG Public Key: 0x25BFB848 Please GPG sign your mail. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
