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chapter01/changelog.xml
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</itemizedlist>
</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>February 3rd, 2003 [sklein]: Chapter 06: Changed
<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> from a symlink to a file.</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>January 29th, 2003 [gerard]: Chapter 06 - GCC: Changed the
install target to install-no-fixedincludes.</para></listitem>

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<sect1 id="ch06-mtablink">
<title>Creating the mtab symlink</title>
<title>Creating the mtab file</title>
<?dbhtml filename="mtablink.html" dir="chapter06"?>
<para>The next thing to do is to create a symlink pointing from
<filename>/etc/mtab</filename> to <filename>/proc/mounts</filename>.
<para>The next thing to do is to create the <filename>/etc/mtab</filename> file.
This is done using the following command:</para>
<para><screen><userinput>ln -sf /proc/mounts /etc/mtab</userinput></screen></para>
<para><screen><userinput>touch /etc/mtab</userinput></screen></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 is stale (i.e. out of date).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>As of LFS-Bootscripts 1.11 this file is handled correctly
so there are no errors even when booting after a crash.</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>
<para>Note that this requires
support for the proc filesystem to be compiled into the kernel.
This support is included by default.
Don't remove it
unless you <emphasis>really</emphasis> know what you are doing,
as other important things also depend on it.
In short, make sure proc filesystem support is enabled in the kernel.</para>
</sect1>

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<!ENTITY book SYSTEM "book/book.xml">
<!ENTITY version "20030129">
<!ENTITY releasedate "January 29th, 2003">
<!ENTITY version "20030203">
<!ENTITY releasedate "February 3rd, 2003">
<!ENTITY ftp-root "ftp://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">
<!ENTITY http-root "http://ftp.linuxfromscratch.org">