> my question follows the same path as Todd's. should we make > /etc/rmt available even when /usr is unmounted, or can we > live with dangling /etc/rmt while /usr/ is unmounted? Dangling /etc/rmt is ok. The reason why /etc/rmt exists is that the pathname "/etc/rmt" is a part of rmt (remote tape) protocol over rsh connection. (ugh!) -- soda