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Subject: Re: Persistent module storage - modutils design
To: vonbrand@inf.utfsm.cl (Horst von Brand)
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 13:55:59 +0000 (GMT)
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> Note! This _has_ to be in the / filesystem so it works before mounting the
> rest of the stuff (if ever). This would rule out /var, and leave just
> /lib/modules/<version>. Makes me quite unhappy...

The /lib filesystem is likely not writable so /var is the right default. 
Any reason it cant be overridden in modules.conf ?

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