RE: implicit mounting of the root partition for rw

[jackie sparks]

I think grub only mounts the root partition to load the kernel if the /boot directory is not on another partition. But passes commands with the location of root partition so it can load system files etc so it can load the gnu system. I really don't know, I'm just taking a educated guess.

I really like the question though that is a good one, I'd like to know a solid answer.

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> To: address@hidden
> From: address@hidden
> Subject: implicit mounting of the root partition for rw
> Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:31:06 +0100
>
> grub2 on my system (Debian 6) seems to implicitly mount the
> root partition for rw. But in /etc/fstab it is mounted again.
> Isn't that additional mounting not harmful for the HD ?
> Can one safely disable the mount for / in /etc/fstab ?
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