2007-01-29 09:02:22

by Yakov Lerner

Subject: software read-only flag for rw partition or disk ?

Does /proc have any entries to flip the "software read-only flag"
for a partition or disk (which are physically read-write) ?
Yakov

2007-01-30 03:48:45

by Philippe Troin

Subject: Re: software read-only flag for rw partition or disk ?

"Yakov Lerner" <[email protected]> writes:

> Does /proc have any entries to flip the "software read-only flag"
> for a partition or disk (which are physically read-write) ?

No, but you can use blockdev --setro /dev/hdXX

Phil.