From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jul 30 17:00:05 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 526E01065673 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::28]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0C8168FC1A for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:05 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6UH04bm030019 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6UH044i030018; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:04 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:04 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200907301700.n6UH044i030018@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Alex Keda Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 010C61065673 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:53:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::21]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E369D8FC17 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:53:24 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n6UGrOXA011463 for ; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:53:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id n6UGrODb011462; Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:53:24 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200907301653.n6UGrODb011462@www.freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:53:24 GMT From: Alex Keda To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-3.1 Cc: Subject: misc/137271: Cannot update /etc/host.conf when root filesystems mount read-only X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:00:05 -0000 >Number: 137271 >Category: misc >Synopsis: Cannot update /etc/host.conf when root filesystems mount read-only >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Thu Jul 30 17:00:04 UTC 2009 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Alex Keda >Release: 7.2 >Organization: USSR >Environment: FreeBSD router.local 7.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 7.2-RELEASE #0: Wed May 13 22:39:57 MSD 2009 lissyara@router.local:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: if root filesystem mount read-only (nfs, or etc), when machine boot I see Generating host.conf. eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file system eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file system eval: cannot create /etc/host.conf: Read-only file system ======== in file /etc/rc.d/nsswitch I see: router# grep -R generate_host_conf * rc.d/nsswitch:generate_host_conf() rc.d/nsswitch: generate_host_conf /etc/nsswitch.conf /etc/host.conf filename for host.conf is hardcoded =( >How-To-Repeat: boot with / mounted read-only >Fix: may be add variable into /etc/defaults/rc.conf? >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: