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Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 03:22:33 -0800 (PST)
From: opentrax@email.com
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Subject: Re: docs/22043: fstab cache annoyance
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On 12 Nov, Michael C . Wu wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 12, 2000 at 02:58:33AM -0800, opentrax@email.com scribbled:
> | On 11 Nov, Ben Smithurst wrote:
> | > opentrax@email.com wrote:
> | >> For utilities that rely on fstab (mount, fsck, ...),
> | >> the lookup in fstab(5) fails until the table is
> | >> re-read; usually a re-read via reboot.
> | > Utilities that read fstab read it themselves, there is no cache in the
> | > way you imply.  I'm not sure what the problem is.
> | Are you stating that I should report the bugs in
> | mount, fsck, etc. - instead?
> 
> No.  He is stating that this is standard cross-platform UNIX behavior
> and will not change because of this PR. :)
> 
So, are you stating that you have seen the annoyance I'm
reporting?

				Jessem.





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