If you're going the chroot route, you'll want to bind-mount /dev /proc and /sys into the directory that you'll chroot into. This will make these in-memory-only filesystems accessible within your chrooted environment.
See here: http://fermilinux.fnal.gov/documentation/tips/mount-bind-chroot On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 6:30 PM, Victor Echavarry Diaz < [email protected]> wrote: > Mark: > > I try this > > L104M:/# mount /var > mount /var > mount: special device /dev/system/var does not exist > L104M:/# > > And this > > L104M:/# ls > ls > --one-file-system bin dismount lib media opt roottmp sys > var > Oracle boot etc lib64 mnt proc sbin tmp > THIS_IS_THE_NEW dev home lost+found netiq root srv usr > L104M:/# mount /dev/system/var /var > mount /dev/system/var /var > L104M:/# > > And get the same error message > > Regards, > > Víctor Echavarry > System Programmer > Technology Systems & Operations Division > EVERTEC > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark > Post > Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2010 6:17 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Move root from LVM to Non-LVM File System > > >>> On 3/18/2010 at 05:53 PM, Victor Echavarry Diaz < > [email protected]> > wrote: > > After chroot, I do mkinitrd and receive the following message > > > > /var/tmp is not a directory > > OK, then, after the chroot, but before the mkinitrd: > mount /var > > and try again. > > > Mark > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > > > > ----------------------------------------- > CONFIDENTIALITY NOTE: This email communication and its attachments > contain information that are proprietary and confidential to > EVERTEC, INC., its affiliates or its clients. They may not be > disclosed, distributed, used, copied or modified in any way without > EVERTEC, Inc.’s authorization. If you are not the intended > recipient of this email, you are not an authorized person. Please > delete it and notify the sender immediately. EVERTEC, Inc. and its > affiliates do not assume any liability for damages resulting from > emails that have been sent or altered without their consent. > Moreover, EVERTEC, Inc. has taken precautions to safeguard its > email communications, but cannot assure that such is the case and > disclaim any responsibility attributable thereto. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or > visit > http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For LINUX-390 subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO LINUX-390 or visit http://www.marist.edu/htbin/wlvindex?LINUX-390
