Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2000 03:21:05 -0800 (PST) From: opentrax@email.com To: nik@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: ben@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: docs/22043: fstab cache annoyance Message-ID: <200011121121.DAA04105@spammie.svbug.com> In-Reply-To: <20001112105659.A1752@canyon.nothing-going-on.org>
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On 12 Nov, Nik Clayton wrote: > On Sat, Nov 11, 2000 at 12:00:06PM -0800, Ben Smithurst wrote: >> From: Ben Smithurst <ben@FreeBSD.org> >> To: opentrax@email.com >> Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org >> Subject: Re: docs/22043: fstab cache annoyance >> Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 19:54:31 +0000 >> >> 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. > > Seconded. I couldn't duplicate the behaviour described in the PR. > I can readily reproduce the errors, but perhaps my description was not clear enough. I'll review the PR and update it if the description is not clear enough. Jessem. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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