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From: Alexander Viro <viro@math.psu.edu>
To: Andreas Dilger <adilger@turbolinux.com>
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On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Andreas Dilger wrote:

> On AIX, it is possible to import a volume group, and it automatically
> builds /etc/fstab entries from information stored in the fs.  Having the
> "last mounted on" would have the mount point info, and of course LVM
> would hold the device names.

Wait a minute. What happens if you bring /home from one box to another,
that already has /home? Corrupted /etc/fstab?

Let me put it that way: I don't understand why (if it is useful at all)
it is done in the fs. Looks like a wrong level...
							Cheers,
								Al

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