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diff --git a/chapter06/mtablink.xml b/chapter06/mtablink.xml index a573bd62b..e40e9bc10 100644 --- a/chapter06/mtablink.xml +++ b/chapter06/mtablink.xml @@ -1,24 +1,25 @@ <sect1 id="ch06-mtablink"> -<title>Creating the /etc/mtab symlink</title> +<title>Creating the mtab symlink</title> <?dbhtml filename="mtablink.html" dir="chapter06"?> <para>The next thing to do is to create a symlink pointing from -/etc/mtab to /proc/mounts. This is done using the following -command:</para> +<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> to <filename>/proc/mounts</filename>. +This is done using the following command:</para> <para><screen><userinput>ln -s /proc/mounts /etc/mtab</userinput></screen></para> -<para>Creating this symlink avoids problems which can occur if / is -mounted read-only and the information in /etc/mtab is stale (i.e. out of -date). By creating the symlink to /proc/mounts, we ensure that -/etc/mtab will always be up-to-date.</para> +<para>Creating this symlink avoids problems which can occur if +<filename class="directory">/</filename> is mounted read-only and the +information in <filename>/etc/mtab</filename> is stale (i.e. out of date). +By creating the symlink to <filename>/proc/mounts</filename>, we ensure that +the information on currently mounted devices is always up-to-date.</para> -<para>Note that using this symlink requires that you have /proc -filesystem support compiled into your kernel. This is included by -default and should not be removed unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> -know what you are doing as many more things than just the /etc/mtab -symlink depend on /proc being present. In summary, make sure you have -/proc filesystem support in your kernel.</para> +<para>Note that using this symlink requires that you have support for the +proc filesystem compiled into your kernel. This support is included by +default, and should not be removed unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> +know what you are doing, as some more things besides the +<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> symlink depend on proc being present. +In short, make sure you have proc filesystem support in your kernel.</para> </sect1> |