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From: Thomas Schuerger <schuerge@wjpserver.CS.Uni-SB.DE>
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Subject: Re: How do I enable softupdates on /
In-Reply-To: <4823504077.20020131181219@i.r00ted.it> from Walter Hop at "Jan
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To: walter@i.r00ted.it
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 18:15:15 +0100 (MET)
Cc: Per olof Ljungmark <peo@intersonic.se>,
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> On an existing system, how do I enable softupdates for the /
> partition? It
> appears it cannot be made while its mounted so it looks like a
> chicken-and-egg problem...

The manpage of "mount" states that you can use "mount -f -r /" to
remount / read-only (downgrade vom read-write to read-only), but on my
system even on another partition mount tells me "Device busy". You
should try that on your machine.


Greetings,
Thomas.

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