From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 20 07:40:09 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 55A5A16A41C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B08343D4C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j5K7e8WI087213 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j5K7e8Ob087212; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:08 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:08 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200506200740.j5K7e8Ob087212@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, Cecil Chen Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EAC2816A41C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:37:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D782243D4C for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:37:47 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j5K7blFB090167 for ; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:37:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j5K7blEn090166; Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:37:47 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200506200737.j5K7blEn090166@www.freebsd.org> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:37:47 GMT From: Cecil Chen To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Cc: Subject: misc/82432: The position of /root 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: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 07:40:09 -0000 >Number: 82432 >Category: misc >Synopsis: The position of /root >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: medium >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: change-request >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Mon Jun 20 07:40:08 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Cecil Chen >Release: 5.4 >Organization: China University Of Geosciences >Environment: FreeBSD cecil.localdomain 5.4-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.4-RELEASE #0:Sun May 8 10:21:06 UTC 2005 root@harlow.cse.buffalo.edu:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 >Description: When I installed FreeBSD,I put the /root as a single label outside the / label.Then I get into the single user mode finding that I can't use the ee and vi to edit the fstab in full screen mode.It's all wrong code.Also I must use the full path name of the command.For example,I must use /sbin/mount -arw instead of mount -arw. >How-To-Repeat: Put the /root as a single label outside the / when installing the FreeBSD. >Fix: I think when I boot into the single user mode,the systerm will read the files existing in /root for example .profile.But in the single user mode,the filesysterm can't be mounted by itself.So it can't got files that the systerm need.I suggest that we should put an alert that "Do not put the /root outside the /." in the handbook.Or we fix the systerm to allow the /root to be outside the /. >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: