I also thought that /usr had to be off root. Because if it is not then if you have a
problem,
that is one that MUST be access to get access to the machine. I might be thinking of
Solaris, but I thought it was linux also??
S
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On 6/21/2000 at 2:36 PM Chris Dowling wrote:
>if I remember correctly, you need to have AT LEAST /sbin on your root
>partition, because that has the main tools in it that linux needs to use
>to be able to do what it needs to do. example: mount things.
>
>if you mount /sbin on a different partition, then how's it gonna get
>mounted?
>
>leave it where it is. the installer knows what it's doing by rejecting
>this!
>
>Chris
>
>On Wed, 21 Jun 2000, Bret Hughes wrote:
>
>> Bob Hartung wrote:
>>
>> > Hi
>> > I'm trying to do a new 6.2 RH install for a masquerade server. I
>> > would like to place /sbin and /usr/sbin into their own partitions
>> > however, the new RH installer balks and insists that these be reside
>> > beneath the root partition. Is there any way around this problem? Is
>> > it worth the while to try to go around just for the added safety and
>> > ability to upgrade for this machine that will be used for no other
>> > purpose on a home network?
>> >
>> > My original goal was to eventually make /sbin , /usr/sbin, and /bin
>> > read-only.
>>
>> You can always let the installer do its thing and leave some space for
>> the seperate partitions and create them later. and then move the files.
>> I think I would be afraid of rescue/boot difficulties having to mount the
>> extra partitions but I don't know why it would not work.
>>
>> The expert installation won't allow this?
>>
>> Bret
>>
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