On Fri, 2010-04-09 at 10:57 +1200, Bryce Stenberg wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Wayne Rooney [mailto:[email protected]] > > I don't think your /etc/fstab is quite right. Can you post the file > so we > > can > > see it. > > > > > Fstab: > > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # Use 'blkid -o value -s UUID' to print the universally unique > identifier > # for a device; this may be used with UUID= as a more robust way to name > # devices that works even if disks are added and removed. See fstab(5). > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/mapper/grp--a-root / ext3 errors=remount-ro 0 > 1 > > ## this is the row I added... > /dev/mapper/grp--b-third /var ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > > LABEL=BootPart /boot ext2 defaults 0 2 > /dev/mapper/grp--b-second /home ext3 defaults 0 > 2 > > UUID=12f9e615-f44d-4392-bd81-457927f82142 none swap sw > 0 0 > /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto,exec,utf8 0 > 0 > /dev/sde1 /media/usbdrive auto rw,user,exec 0 0 > > > Cheers, Bryce. FOUND IT!
Was confused as I'v been mounting /var separately since it was split away from /usr way back in the dark ages. The last colum in fstab is marked pass. This defines in what order partitions are mounted. You must mount /var in the first pass, as software needs it there immediately. So change the root and /var pass values to 0 and all should be well. Once that is changed, there's no need for any of these weird /.var, symbolic liks, etc solutions. hth, Steve -- Steve Holdoway <[email protected]> http://www.greengecko.co.nz MSN: [email protected] GPG Fingerprint = B337 828D 03E1 4F11 CB90 853C C8AB AF04 EF68 52E0
