The initscript mountvirtfs fails to mount /var/run and /var/lock if /var is a seperate partition
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sysvinit (Ubuntu) |
Invalid
|
Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
System:
Server with one harddisk partitioned to /, /home and /var
Linux rad2 2.6.15-27-server #1 SMP Sat Sep 16 02:57:21 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
initscripts:
Installed: 2.86.ds1-6ubuntu32
Mounted partitions (/etc/fstab):
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
#<file sys> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
/dev/sda2 / ext3 rw,errors=
/dev/sda1 none swap rw 0 0
none /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda5 /home ext3 rw 0 2
/dev/sda6 /var ext3 rw 0 2
Problemdescription:
On system boot mountvirtfs (S01) is started befor mountall.sh (S35). This causes the mount requests for /var/run and /var/lock to fail since there are no such paths in /var until /var is mounted by mountall.sh.
Workaround:
Create the required paths in the /var directory befor it is mounted.
mount --bind / /mnt && mkdir /mnt/var/run /mnt/var/lock && umount /mnt
mountvirtfs will mount /var/run and /var/lock as tmpfs and everything is working fine.
| Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in sysvinit: | |
| status: | Unconfirmed → Rejected |
| Jens Bergmann (jens-bergmann) wrote | #2 |
| Scott James Remnant (Canonical) (canonical-scott) wrote | #3 |
These directories are created by the installer