Re: Why df always gives an error message
On Sat, Dec 18, 1999 at 11:47:37AM +0000, Chris Lingard wrote:
> >
> > df /
> >
>
> I know, you have told me before. This error message annoys people, judging from
> previous postings.
People need to adjust their expectations :)
> > > The file /var/run/mtab is touched by rc.sh. In the Hurd source
> > > daemon/ChangeLog, is a note that the file must exist for mke2fs to
> > > work. Does mke2fs use this file to check for mounted partitions, and if
> > > so can the Hurd mke2fs a mounted partition?
> >
>
> I am still worried about mke2fs
So please go and make some tests if you can and let us know if there are
actually problems to expect.
> What about System Administrators of large Hurd networks. How will they know
> what partitions to back up/copy/update.
I hope system administrators know their partitions :) Note that /etc/fstab
is still there. I don't know what the need of system administrators you
refer to, though.
> How parallel are the binary updates and the source for Hurd. I applied the
> Hurd_19991209 patch, but since then I have installed stuff built from CVS
> source, downloaded about 12 December. When you make releases would it be
> possible for you to let us know if the source could also be used, instead of the
> binary?
I don't understand. The Debian packages are directly from CVS, with little
to none changes. In the future, the changes will be zero (because I should
have write access to the debian/ directory in CVS).
None of these uploads are releases. They are snapshots for your convenience.
I always try to make a new snapshot when important bugs are fixed and new
developments in CVS have been tested and stabilized.
Thanks,
Marcus
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