From: JimDiamond@jdvb.ca
On 2023-03-18 at 13:06 ADT, Lew Pitcher wrote:
> On Fri, 17 Mar 2023 17:14:03 -0300, Jim Diamond wrote:
>> On 2023-03-15 at 01:19 ADT, Mike Spencer wrote:
>>> Jim Diamond writes:
>>>> A while back there was some discussion about whether /etc/mtab is (or
>>>> should be) a file or a link to /proc/mounts (or /proc/self/mounts).
>>>> So... please chime in... What is /etc/mtab on your systems, upgraded and
>>>> fresh installs?
>>> I think I was the OP on that. Slackware 15 installed from bootable
>>> DVD created from d/l iso. Came up with mtab as link to /proc/mounts.
>>> I often mount laptop or 2nd desktop on main box's fs, for backup or
>>> other purposes. Annoyance that root has to umount them.
>>> Another poster remarked on having scripts to pre-identify how an
>>> upgrade would/might break his setup. I've tried to avoid those
>>> worries with always a new install, then reconstructing (with much
>>> bother as my pleas for help here reflect) the numerous idiosyncrasies
>>> of my setup.
>> I was really hoping the guy who talked about his many systems (some clean
>> installs, some upgrades) would chime in. But so far, no luck.
> That might be me?
Indeed it is.
> As I said before, bare metal installs I usually perform directly from
> bootable media (DVD or usb hard drive). Upgrades, I perform from from
> DVD or hard drive, with the assistance of a number of home-grown scripts.
What you didn't address was the question I asked. Let me restate, with a
bit more detail...
Since you seem to have multiple systems, some upgraded and some fresh
installs, is it the case that /etc/mtab is always a symlink on the fresh
install systems and always a file on systems upgraded from 14.2 ?
(Perhaps answering this is too much effort for the perceived value, but if
it isn't, I'm curious, and perhaps others are as well.)
Jim
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