> Mybe were talking RedHats to SuSe's or something. > I don't understand why /boot (the target of zipl) can be separated > from the load point (/) file structure and /etc can't be. USS seemed to
Don't say that. Some Linux distros boot from CD, read /etc from floppy. Good for firewalls, demos etc. I don't see why you shouldn't have / ro, have a basic /etc with enough for system recovery and to have an entry in /etc/inittab to run a script to locate and mount the real /etc over the top. You could probably do it from /linuxrc too, I have an installer that runs entirely from there;-) You need to give more than five seconds thought to decide whether to go directly from single-user to multi-user or to reboot. If you want to be able to make permanent changes to /etc, then have a "save /etc" script you run. -- Cheers John Summerfield Microsoft's most solid OS: http://www.geocities.com/rcwoolley/ Note: mail delivered to me is deemed to be intended for me, for my disposition. ============================== If you don't like being told you're wrong, be right!
