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Bug 406263

Summary: Remove the two lines concerning proc and shm since they don't reflect the /etc/fstab file that is default in current state3 installation
Product: [OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org Reporter: Niklas Johansson <raphexion>
Component: Installation HandbookAssignee: Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) <swift>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: docs-team
Priority: Normal    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8
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Description Niklas Johansson 2012-02-29 09:39:34 UTC
I think we should remove the following two lines 

proc        /proc        proc    defaults             0 0
shm         /dev/shm     tmpfs   nodev,nosuid,noexec  0 0

Because those two line no longer exist in the /etc/fstab file you get during the stage3 installation.

I think it is confusing for users, especially new people.

My two cents

Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 Niklas Johansson 2012-02-29 09:40:14 UTC
Sorry. This is concerning this section http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/handbook/handbook-x86.xml?part=1&chap=8
Comment 2 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-03-01 20:54:12 UTC
Yup, /proc is mounted by openrc's /lib/rc/sh/init.sh whereas the /dev/shm (and other /dev stuff) is done by /etc/init.d/devfs (although I still need to find out where it is actually called)
Comment 3 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-03-01 20:58:44 UTC
Ah its a dep from procfs which is in the boot runlevel
Comment 4 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev 2012-04-29 16:53:30 UTC
Fixed in CVS. Thanks for reporting!