[Grml] Robust filesystem for power failures

Michael Prokop mika at grml.org
Thu Jun 29 23:07:36 CEST 2006


* 27e3kk302 at sneakemail.com <27e3kk302 at sneakemail.com> [20060629 22:15]:
> > cp -a /root /home/
> > mv /root /root.old
> > ln -s /home/root /root

> A symlink hack may work.  The right way to change user accounts is
> useradd, usermod, adduser, etc.  Try changing admin's HOME with those. 
> At one point grml gave me a message

>   "No directory, logging in with HOME=/"

> even though still using /root as usual.

Strange. I cannot reproduce it, but I found a possible racecondition
in zshenv (necessary for live-cd mode) and will double check that.
Thx.

regards,
-mika-
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