The FHS indicates that /etc must be capable of being mounted R/O. The FHS also indicates that lock files belong in /var/lock, and /var must be R/W as soon as possible during boot. This patch moves the mtab lock file from the potentially R/O /etc, to the R/W /var/lock area. This lock file is used when mounting disks and making other mount adjustments. The _PATH_MOUNTED_TMP is not adjusted, as failing to write to this file does not cause any functional limitations. (Note, if /etc is R/O, then /etc/mtab should be a symlink to /proc/mounts) Signed-off-by: Mark Hatle --- util-linux-ng-2.16/include/pathnames.h.orig +++ util-linux-ng-2.16/include/pathnames.h @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ # endif #endif -#define _PATH_MOUNTED_LOCK _PATH_MOUNTED "~" +#define _PATH_MOUNTED_LOCK "/var/lock/mtab~" #define _PATH_MOUNTED_TMP _PATH_MOUNTED ".tmp" #ifndef _PATH_DEV