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From: rbj@icst-cmr.arpa (Root Boy Jim)
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Subject: disk, ethernet utils should be on root fs
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Date: Mon, 19-Oct-87 20:53:31 EST
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   From: Don Speck <mangler@cit-vax.Caltech.EDU>

   Kind of defeats the purpose of a root filesystem if you can't do anything
   until /usr is mounted...

At least SUN lets you set partition sizes. How many times have I said
`at our site the root partition includes /usr'? Okay, so we don't run
NFS and/or YP to any appreciable degree, so I can't comment on that
environment, but I got tired of not having all the system tools available
in single user mode.

In any case, you can make the root partition as big as you like and
move all that you need back there.

   Don Speck   speck@vlsi.caltech.edu  {amdahl,elroy,oberon}!cit-vax!speck

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