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Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 21:16:01 +0000 (GMT)
From: Ken Moffat <ken@kenmoffat.uklinux.net>
To: Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
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Subject: Re: / listed twice in /proc/mounts
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On 27 Mar 2003, Christian Laursen wrote:

> The other day, I upgraded the components of a software package
> that I maintain, including updating the kernel from 2.4.18 to
> 2.4.20.
> 
> I noticed something strange: / is now listed twice in /proc/mounts
> like this
> 
> rootfs / rootfs rw 0 0
> /dev/root / ext2 rw 0 0
> 
> It confused one of my scripts, so I had to implement a quick workaround.
> 
> Is this a feature or a bug?
> 

 Is your /etc/mtab a symlink to /proc/mounts ?  That is generally
thought not to be a good idea.

Ken
-- 
 Out of the darkness a voice spake unto me, saying "smile, things could be
worse". So I smiled, and lo, things became worse.



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