> ----------
> From: Dan Kolb
> Reply To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 1:32 PM
> To: cctalk_at_classiccmp.org
> Subject: Re: [CCTALK] Test post and DEC Unix question
>
> On Wednesday 15 May 2002 17:28 pm, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > --- Rick Murphy <rmurphy_at_itm-inst.com> wrote:
>
> ^^^^^ Hmm....I seem to have not got Rick's message for some reason.
>
> > > At 03:49 PM 5/14/02 -0700, Ethan Dicks wrote:
> > > >I'm trying to break into (my own) DEC Alpha running Digital Unix
> > > > V3.2...
>
> I'm trying to do the same on OSF1/Digital Unix v4.0
>
> > > Once you're in single-user mode, "mount -r /" to remount the root...
>
> This doesn't want to work for me - keeps saying 'device busy'. I can't get
>
> a man page for 'mount' up, because the root fs (and therefore /tmp) is
> read-only, and I don't have another Digital Unix 4.0 box to get a man
> page up on :-) Could anyone kindly point me towards the right options for
> remounting a mounted filesystem read-write?
>
> --
>
According to man mount(8) on my D/UX 3.2C box...
-u Remount a file system....
-r read only
-w read/write, which is equal to -o rw
..an example there is...
# mount -u /
... when booted into single user.
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