The root filesystem is always mounted read-write even when instructed otherwise (ro flag in /etc/fstab). This is due to the checkroot init script remounting the root directory read-write without regard to what mounting option is specified in /etc/fstab. This shouldn't be the case. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Set the mounting option for your root file system to "ro" in /etc/fstab. Actual Results: On the next boot-up you can see that root gets still mounted read-write. Expected Results: Respected the mounting option in /etc/fstab! This is a basic Gentoo 1.4 RC3 install.
Ok, this should fix it: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Index: init.d/checkroot =================================================================== RCS file: /home/cvsroot/gentoo-src/rc-scripts/init.d/checkroot,v retrieving revision 1.29 diff -u -r1.29 checkroot --- init.d/checkroot 9 Mar 2003 21:45:22 -0000 1.29 +++ init.d/checkroot 27 Apr 2003 17:21:08 -0000 @@ -44,14 +44,19 @@ fi fi - ebegin "Remounting root filesystem read/write" - mount / -n -o remount,rw &>/dev/null - if [ "$?" -ne 0 ] + # Should we mount root rw ? + if mount -vf -o remount / 2> /dev/null | \ + awk '{ if ($6 ~ /rw/) exit 0; else exit 1; }' then - eend 2 "Root filesystem could not be mounted R/W :(" - /sbin/sulogin ${CONSOLE} - else - eend 0 + ebegin "Remounting root filesystem read/write" + mount / -n -o remount,rw &>/dev/null + if [ "$?" -ne 0 ] + then + eend 2 "Root filesystem could not be mounted read/write:(" + /sbin/sulogin ${CONSOLE} + else + eend 0 + fi fi if [ "${BOOT}" = "yes" ]
This is fixed in baselayout-1.8.6.6; please test and let me know.
Should be fixed.
