Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 03:22:33 -0800 (PST) From: opentrax@email.com To: keichii@peorth.iteration.net Cc: ben@FreeBSD.ORG, bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/22043: fstab cache annoyance Message-ID: <200011121122.DAA04109@spammie.svbug.com> In-Reply-To: <20001112050311.B7123@peorth.iteration.net>
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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. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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