yes, it's been like this since 6.2. Since the rc.sysinit is a generic script file, it can be applied to home/work/server distros. So all network devices are bypassed within that file (for local mounting purposes). However, I there is a init.d script file called netfs that mounted the nfs/smbfs/etc network shares from the fstab once you entered a run level (3 or 5).
This might be what you're thinking about. Unless you manually modified rc.local, or something like that, it wouldn't mount network drives either. -Rob > really?? is that new for 7.2? I seem to recall (might be foggy) having > some 6.2 and/or 7.0 boxes that were mounting from fstab, although it may > have been that i was mounting them from rc.local and just forgot... > > thanks for the response. <aside> any idea why they would disable > mount-at-boot, i see the 'network hangs' but can't/shouldn't that be > gotten around by options/coding? Solaris has had this feature forever, > and while it occasionally causes [EMAIL PROTECTED], it's manageable. Just > curious. > > > Robert Dege wrote: > > > According to the /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit file, nfs mount devices are > > bypassed upon boot, to avoid any networking hangs. If you type mount > > /unix-src at the command prompt, linux should still read the fstab file > > & mount the nfs accordingly. > > > > -Rob > > > > > >>Hello list! I'm having some problems getting an nfs mount to come up > >>from /etc/fstab under 7.2. > >> > >>First, I can mount it after boot fine. Likewise, I can mount it from > >>rc.local. When I put the entry into /etc/fstab, however, the mount never > >>happens, with no errors returning to dmesg. > >> > >>the command line I use to mount it: > >>mount host:/mount -t nfs -o rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=100,soft,intr > >>/unix-src > >>in /etc/fstab I have: > >>host:/mount /unix-src nfs > >>_netdev,rsize=8192,wsize=8192,timeo=100,soft,intr 0 0 > >> > >>I have tried this entry in fstab with either the hostname or IP, as well > >>as with and without the _netdev option, same results. > >> > >>Any thoughts? > >> > >> > >>-- > >>Matthew Boeckman (816) 777-2160 > >>Manager - Systems Integration Saepio Technologies > >>== > >> == > >>Public Notice as Required by Law: Any Use of This Product, in > >>Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. > >>Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This > >>Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe. > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Redhat-list mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > >> > >> > > > -- > Matthew Boeckman (816) 777-2160 > Manager - Systems Integration Saepio Technologies > == > == > Public Notice as Required by Law: Any Use of This Product, in > Any Manner Whatsoever, Will Increase the Amount of Disorder in the Universe. > Although No Liability Is Implied Herein, the Consumer Is Warned That This > Process Will Ultimately Lead to the Heat Death of the Universe. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- -Rob _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
