410039 – Security handbook shows separate /usr but no remarks on initramfs

Bug 410039 - Security handbook shows separate /usr but no remarks on initramfs

Summary: Security handbook shows separate /usr but no remarks on initramfs

Status:	RESOLVED FIXED

Alias:	None

Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Other documents (show other bugs)
Hardware:	All Linux

Importance:	Normal normal (vote)
Assignee:	Docs Team

URL:	http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/security...
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Depends on:
Blocks:	407959
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Reported:	2012-03-28 17:38 UTC by Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED)
Modified:	2012-03-31 13:19 UTC (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Description Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-03-28 17:38:18 UTC

From the mailinglist:

On 03/27/2012 11:42, Sven Vermeulen wrote:
> Is it truely that much documentation? The handbook doesn't suggest separate
> /usr anymore (all example partitions use a single / file system), and the
> necessary changes to setup an initramfs are being prepared (cfr bugs related
> to bug #407959).

Almost, see Code Listing 1.1: http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/security/security-handbook.xml?part=1&chap=4

--

I'm not sure it is a valid remark here (as the security handbook doesn't contain installation instructions) but as I'll lose the remark anyhow in the flood of mails in that thread, decided to open a bugreport anyhow on it to make sure I don't forget it.

Reproducible: Always

Comment 1 Sven Vermeulen (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2012-03-31 13:19:50 UTC

Dropped /usr from security handbook