Is it possible to change the root device on a running linux system? I tried mounting a different device over the currently mounted root and it claims to have mounted, but I still see the old system.
The idea is to give the kernel root=/dev/hda1 for example, and the in /etc/fstab on /dev/hda1 to mount /dev/hda3 instead of hda1. The problem is that I want to run some computer with root over nfs, but I want the server and the other computers to use the same root file system, so that the server will also be usable as a regular computer. This requires some playing around with files in /etc and a few others which requires special handling on the server's startup, which the only thing I can think about is to mount first a minimal root file system which will setup a different mounting scheme then with the clients. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
