Hactar <ebenONE@tampabay.are-are.com.unmunge> wrote:
> In article <401c4662@news.maxnet.co.nz>,
> Cameron Kerr <cameron.kerr@paradise.net.nz> wrote:
>> Hactar <ebenONE@tampabay.are-are.com.unmunge> wrote:

>> > An unclean dismount forces an fsck on reboot (which fails, as fsck.nfs
>> > doesn't exist).

IIRC, any network filesystem checker is just a null program (it doesn't
do anything), since you don't fsck remote filesystems.

>> Then just remove the bit that runs ifdown.
>
> That might work. Apparently I screwed up a bit modifying
> /etc/rc.d/init.d/{netfs,halt} , as I get a scrolling message during
> shutdown, something about an RPC server. I know, I know, it might help to
> be more vague. (I could've said "It doesn't work".) Until I shut down, the
> computer works fine, modulo the usual extra keys and lack of a keypad
> inherent in laptops.

Don't stop portmapper either.

> I was hoping for some flag that means "This filesystem is very important;
> do not molest it", but no dice, I guess.

Well, I guess you _could_ try to threaten it with castration, but I
wouldn't place any wagers as to it listening.

>> You might also remove the bit that tries to run fsck.nfs.
>
> Yeah, I will, but since that's not a show-stopper, it gets a lower priority.

Actually, you could achieve that by changing the last field for the /
partition in /etc/fstab to be 0 (man fstab).

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