[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-11-03 Thread Kamalesh Patil
More details from another user having similar issues -- http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2301348&p=13384357#post13384357 My apologies in advance if these issues are not exactly related to this bug. I just want to provide as much info as I can. -- You received this bug notification becau

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-11-02 Thread Kamalesh Patil
I seem to have ran into this issue on the very first boot after a fresh install of Ubuntu Server 15.10 on nuc5ppyh. See http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2301348&p=13383545#post13383545 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-11-01 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
This bug was fixed in the package ubiquity - 2.21.38 --- ubiquity (2.21.38) xenial; urgency=medium * d-i/sources.list: switch to xenial. * scripts/plugininstall.py: Ensure /etc/mtab is a symlink to /proc/self/mounts. Same fix as in finish-install 2.58. (Closes: #802184, #8

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-11-01 Thread Martin Pitt
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: In Progress => Fix Committed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To man

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-11-01 Thread Launchpad Bug Tracker
** Branch linked: lp:ubiquity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.l

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-31 Thread sudodus
Running in a *real* computer I booted from the install pendrive, changed directory to the mounted partition of the installed system and ran sudo ln -sf /proc/self/mounts etc/mtab (ln {space} -sf and no slash before etc works in this case) And, yes, now I can continue to test Lubuntu Xenial. The

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-31 Thread Phill Whiteside
If running on a VM and you have guestfish installed, you can make the link using it. Close the VM down sudo guestfish --rw -a disk.img run mount /dev/sda1 / ln-sf /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab exit Then re-start the VM. Do note that the command is 'ln-sf' and not 'ln -sf'... that had me scratching

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-30 Thread Martin Pitt
Note from Colin: Do that in scripts/plugininstall.py run(), which already has a bunch of ad-hoc finalization tasks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/m

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Martin Pitt
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: Triaged => In Progress -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To manage no

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread sudodus
This bug affects Lubuntu i386 too. I'm glad to see that a fix is already released :-) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Martin Pitt
** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial) Milestone: None => ubuntu-15.11 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To manage noti

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: finish-install (Debian) Status: Unknown => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink To manage no

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Ubuntu QA Website
This bug has been reported on the Ubuntu ISO testing tracker. A list of all reports related to this bug can be found here: http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/reports/bugs/1511376 ** Tags added: iso-testing -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is s

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Martin Pitt
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/finish-install/2.58ubuntu1 ** Changed in: finish-install (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: Triaged => Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/15113

[Bug 1511376] Re: install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

2015-10-29 Thread Martin Pitt
We need to merge with Debian's finish-install 2.58 to fix d-i. ** Changed in: finish-install (Ubuntu Xenial) Status: New => Triaged -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1511376 Title: