Re: [gentoo-user] Warning: /lib64/rc/cache is not writable

[German <gentgerman@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 16:13:59 -0500
Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 13:45:51 -0500
> > Mike Gilbert <floppym@gentoo.org> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2015 at 12:28 PM, German <gentgerman@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 12:47:36 +0000
> >> > Neil Bothwick <neil@digimed.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 07:37:39 -0500, German wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > > > > Is /var on your root filesystem? If so, it sounds like something
> >> >> > > > > is trying to write to it before it has been remounted rw. Try
> >> >> > > > > adding rw (and removing ro if present) to your kernel options.
> >> >> > > > >
> >> >> > > >
> >> >> > > > Ok, thanks. What file should I write these options to?
> >> >> > >
> >> >> > > Your bootloader config, that's where you specify the kernel boot
> >> >> > > options.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > That's what I thought, however I use gummiboot. Can you give an
> >> >> > example, to show your gummiboot config once again?
> >> >>
> >> >> Add it to the options line in the relavent file in /boot/loader/entries.
> >> >>
> >> >> Or test it first by pressing e at the menu and adding it there
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > So any other idea on hhow to fix it? Anyone?
> >>
> >> Can you please post the output of the following commands?
> >>
> >> stat /lib64/rc
> >>
> >> stat /lib64/rc/cache
> >
> > stat /lib64/rc/cache
> >
> > stat: cannot stat /lib64/rc/cache: No such file or directory
> >
> > I'll also put stat /lib64/rc later. I am thinking if there is no "cache" file, probably this will give you some clue. I am retyping this from my laptop screen and /lib64/rc is quite lengthy. Thank you. Please tell me if you really need it ( and me) and I'll take my time and retype it.
> 
> It's supposed to be a directory. Try running mkdir -p /lib64/rc/cache.

It seems the error is gone. But I wonder why I didn't have /lib64/rc/cache directory. This was a fresh install.
> 


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