Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Jack
On 2023.04.11 09:14, Matt Connell wrote: On Mon, 2023-04-10 at 23:44 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > After update I get: > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > What is this, don't remember seeing it before. > > cfg-update -u > doesn't give me an option to view it. > >

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Rich Freeman
On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 9:47 AM Matt Connell wrote: > > I usually try not to edit any files that are 'managed' by packages, but > sometimes it is unavoidable (eg. no thing.conf.d directory support), so > I wind up having to either accept the change and then re-edit it, or > zap the change and allo

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Matt Connell
On Tue, 2023-04-11 at 09:34 -0400, Rich Freeman wrote: > cfg-update is a bit crufty, but its main advantage is support for > 3-way merges, which are usually automated.  So if you change one line > in the middle of a config file you won't have to manually go through > diffs to re-apply the change ev

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Rich Freeman
On Tue, Apr 11, 2023 at 9:14 AM Matt Connell wrote: > > On Mon, 2023-04-10 at 23:44 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > After update I get: > > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > > > What is this, don't remember seeing it before. > > > > cfg-update -u > > doesn't give me

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Matt Connell
On Mon, 2023-04-10 at 23:44 -0600, the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > After update I get: > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > What is this, don't remember seeing it before. > > cfg-update -u > doesn't give me an option to view it. > > dispatch-conf will show you what is bei

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 12:03:57 BST Dr Rainer Woitok wrote: > Peter, > > On Tuesday, 2023-04-11 11:19:31 +0100, you wrote: > > On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:44:03 BST the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > > After update I get: > > > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > > ... > >

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Dr Rainer Woitok
Peter, On Tuesday, 2023-04-11 11:19:31 +0100, you wrote: > On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:44:03 BST the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > > After update I get: > > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > ... > /etc/mtab should be a symlink to /proc/self/mounts, so it ought to be kept up

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Dale
the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > After update I get: > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > What is this, don't remember seeing it before. > > cfg-update -u > doesn't give me an option to view it. > > > I saw this the other day as well.  I just skipped it.  Still, it made me won

Re: [gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-11 Thread Peter Humphrey
On Tuesday, 11 April 2023 06:44:03 BST the...@sys-concept.com wrote: > After update I get: > * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. > > What is this, don't remember seeing it before. > > cfg-update -u > doesn't give me an option to view it. /etc/mtab should be a symlink to /proc/se

[gentoo-user] config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating

2023-04-10 Thread thelma
After update I get: * IMPORTANT: config file '/etc/mtab' needs updating. What is this, don't remember seeing it before. cfg-update -u doesn't give me an option to view it.