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Date:      Fri, 6 Feb 1998 04:54:50 +0100
From:      Eivind Eklund <eivind@yes.no>
To:        Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net>
Cc:        hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: boot floppy banner
Message-ID:  <19980206045449.56750@follo.net>
In-Reply-To: <l03130308b1002dfed528@[208.2.87.4]>; from Richard Wackerbarth on Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 09:12:10PM -0600
References:  <l03130305b1002554cbed@[208.2.87.4]> <199802060249.NAA02350@dingo.cdrom.com> <l03130308b1002dfed528@[208.2.87.4]>

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On Thu, Feb 05, 1998 at 09:12:10PM -0600, Richard Wackerbarth wrote:
> If "init" opens only a stub in the root, I can configure
> that stub to mount "/etc" BEFORE we proceed to use it.
> 
> For the default case, "/.rc" can simply link to "/etc/rc".
> However, I have my "hook" where I need it.

You already have it.  You can replace /etc/rc in your root file system
with a simple shell script

#!/bin/sh
exec /.rc

and you have the behaviour you seem to want.  You can then proceed to
mount something else atop /etc.

Eivind.



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