13.03.2002 01:45:19 Linux on 390 Port �������(�):
>Part of the problem you will encounter is that Linux needs certain
>directories available at boot time before /etc/fstab mounts any other
disks.
>These include, but are not necessarily limited to:
>
>/boot
>/sbin
>/bin
>/etc
>/var
>/tmp
>
>In other words, all of these have to be on the boot volume at boot time.
>/var and /tmp have to be r/w and the others can be r/o, but since they're
'mount' is using /etc/mtab - it wtites info to this file.
From man:
Options for mount.
-n Mount without writing in /etc/mtab. This is neces-
sary for example when /etc is on a read-only file
system.
