that explains it. According to FHS, mtab should reside in /var/lib<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2010/5/5 Björn Gustafsson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:bg-ale@bjorng.net">bg-ale@bjorng.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
/etc/mtab also predates /var/ if you want to get all historical about it.<br>
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On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> If /var is not mounted, LOTS of stuff is not working so I'm in runlevel 1 at<br>
> that point :-)<br>
><br>
> I'd even settle for a spot in /tmp.<br>
><br>
> But not /etc. mtab is not used to configure anything. It is the report of a<br>
> state. So the /proc/mounts (linked to /proc/self/mounts) is the only place<br>
> it should exist from my thinking.<br>
><br>
> Must be an _old_ carry over from way before /proc days.<br>
><br>
> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:46 PM, Dennis Ruzeski <<a href="mailto:denniruz@gmail.com">denniruz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> So if /var was unmounted how would you write to it?<br>
>><br>
>> On Wed, May 5, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Jim Kinney <<a href="mailto:jim.kinney@gmail.com">jim.kinney@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> > why is mtab in /etc as a file and not as just a symlink to someplace<br>
>> > better<br>
>> > like /var/<something>/mtab?<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Since it gets written to on any mount it seems to be more like "/var<br>
>> > data"<br>
>> > than a configuration file<br>
>> ><br>
>> > --<br>
>> > James P. Kinney III<br>
>> > Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness<br>
>> > Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits<br>
><br>
> --<br>
> James P. Kinney III<br>
> Actively in pursuit of Life, Liberty and Happiness<br>
> Doing pretty well on all 3 pursuits<br>
<br>
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<font color="#888888">Björn Gustafsson<br>
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