on Sun, Jul 06, 2003 at 12:47:58AM +0200, Sebastian Kapfer ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > A related question. I always thought that /etc/mtab was supposed to be a > symlink to /proc/mounts in newer Linux distros. On my Debian boxes, it is a > regular file managed by mount and friends. Why is this the case?
Creating this as a symlink is possible, though it breaks in edge cases. Most notably, loopback mounts aren't properly freed. It is possible to refresh or rectify /etc/mtab by catting /proc/mounts over it if necessary. Peace. -- Karsten M. Self <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What Part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Backgrounder on the Caldera/SCO vs. IBM and Linux dispute. http://sco.iwethey.org/
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