In message <20051209134600.3DD933C011A@berkshire.machshav.com>, "Steven M. Bellovin" writes:
> 
> Look at the archives of tech-embed for some discussions.  Also note the 
> existence of /rescue on NetBSD.

I will look at the archives for the embedded systems mailing list now.
Thanks a lot for this reference!

Indeed, my first though was /rescue but even if these binaries seem
secure (all these files are links to the same statically linked binary)
there is a (small) risk of that file being damaged.  On the other hand,
I suppose that these binaries require a bootable root filesystem.  IMHO,
/rescue is the right recovery environment for library related problems
but not for a damaged root filesystem.

Again, thanks a lot for this reference.  I will look at tech-embed right
now.

Best regards,

Igor.