On Tuesday 18 December 2007, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: >Gene Heskett wrote: >> Seriously, whatever script processes the fstab and assembles the system, >> needs a new keyword, one that can be added below the must have parts of >> the system and that tells this script to report on screen but otherwise >> ignore such typu foolishness in non-vital, 100% optional portions of the >> system. Skipping the erroneous mount operation is much preferable in such >> a case. > >The problem is that there in not a script that processes /etc/fstab, >and mounts each entry. What is done instead is to let mount do it >itself using the -a option. Network mounts are excluded the first >time it is run. I believe the script that handles this is in initrd now. > >mount -a [-t type] [-O optlist] > (usually given in a bootscript) causes all file systems mentioned > in fstab (of the proper type and/or having or not having the > proper options) to be mounted as indicated, except for those > whose line contains the noauto keyword. Adding the -F option will > make mount fork, so that the filesystems are mounted > simultaneously. > >Mikkel Humm, so this would have to be a modification to mount itself. I wonder if the mount folks might be receptive to a patch... However that would appear to disable the fork command, which from what I see onscreen, is used now. Me goes muttering off to a bowling banquet with the missus shortly. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Repel them. Repel them. Induce them to relinquish the spheroid. - Indiana University fans' chant for their perennially bad football team
