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@@ -45,6 +45,19 @@ mount -v -t ext4 /dev/<replaceable>&lt;yyy&gt;</replaceable> $LFS/usr</userinput
partition. If <option>nosuid</option> and/or <option>nodev</option> are set,
the partition will need to be remounted.</para>
+ <warning><para>The above instructions assume that you will not be restarting
+ your computer throughout the LFS process. If you shut down your system,
+ you will either need to remount the LFS partition each time you restart
+ the build process or modify your host system's /etc/fstab file to automatically
+ remount it upon boot. For example:
+
+<screen role="nodump">/dev/<replaceable>&lt;xxx&gt;</replaceable> /mnt/lfs ext4 defaults 1 1</screen>
+
+ If you use additional optional partitions, be sure to add them also.
+
+ </para></warning>
+
+
<para>If you are using a <systemitem
class="filesystem">swap</systemitem> partition, ensure that it is enabled
using the <command>swapon</command> command:</para>