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To: Ken Moffat <ken@kenmoffat.uklinux.net>
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Subject: Re: / listed twice in /proc/mounts
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From: Christian Laursen <xi@borderworlds.dk>
Date: 27 Mar 2003 22:59:22 +0100
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Ken Moffat <ken@kenmoffat.uklinux.net> writes:

> 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.

No, I'm running in a minimal environment without all the normal stuff,
so there isn't even an /etc/mtab.

-- 
Best regards
    Christian Laursen
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