Ulrich, it is already compile time definable by changing LVMTAB, LVMTAB_DIR and VG_BACKUP_DIR in liblvm.h. Will probably be a config file option in LVM 2. On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 11:07:58AM +0200, Ulrich Wiederhold wrote: > Hello, > at debian-user-de runs a thread at the moment to mount /etc ro and a > consens is that in /etc only static files should be stored. > > lvm needīs to write /etc at bootup and for backup-copies. I would prefer > to stor the files that need to be writeable in /var. > > What do you think about a change for the next release? (or is there > already a compile-function?). > > This would solve the problems with / ro at startup, isnīt it? > > Uli > > -- > 'The box said, 'Requires Windows 95 or better', so i installed Linux - TKK 5 > > _______________________________________________ > linux-lvm mailing list > linux-lvm@sistina.com > http://lists.sistina.com/mailman/listinfo/linux-lvm > read the LVM HOW-TO at http://www.sistina.com/lvm/Pages/howto.html -- Regards, Heinz -- The LVM Guy -- *** Software bugs are stupid. Nevertheless it needs not so stupid people to solve them *** =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Heinz Mauelshagen Sistina Software Inc. Senior Consultant/Developer Am Sonnenhang 11 56242 Marienrachdorf Germany Mauelshagen@Sistina.com +49 2626 141200 FAX 924446 =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-