Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On 08/24/07 11:16, David Brodbeck wrote: > > > > Also, is there any good reason to have a separate /boot on a modern > > system? I always thought /boot was just a kludge to get around old > > BIOSes that couldn't load anything that wasn't on the first part of the > > I doubt it. I still do it, though, from tradition I guess.
There may be good reason for it still in terms of security. /boot doesn't need to be mounted on a running system. I'm not sure if that adds a lot of security though. -- Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced. (*) http://blinkynet.net/comp/uip5.html Linux Counter #80292 - - http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html Please, don't Cc: me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
