[Bug 1511376] Re: /etc/mtab is not a link

[Martin Pitt]

See https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-
devel/2015-October/038961.html for more information why we currently
have such a hard failure mode and the rationale behind it.

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: New => Triaged

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided => High

** Summary changed:

- /etc/mtab is not a link
+ ubiquity install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

** Also affects: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial)
   Importance: High
       Status: Triaged

** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu Xenial)
     Assignee: (unassigned) => Martin Pitt (pitti)

** Summary changed:

- ubiquity install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink
+ install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

** Also affects: finish-install (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Bug watch added: Debian Bug tracker #802187
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802187

** Also affects: finish-install (Debian) via
   http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802187
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Title:
  install writes /etc/mtab as file, not symlink

Status in finish-install package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in finish-install source package in Xenial:
  Triaged
Status in ubiquity source package in Xenial:
  Triaged
Status in finish-install package in Debian:
  Unknown

Bug description:
  Updated iso to today's daily for installing.

  Installed to a preformatted partition.

  Xubuntu 64bit desktop install.

  Install completed, rebooted. Stopped at

  /etc/mtab is not a symlink or not pointing to /proc/self/mounts

  Booted to recovery:

  ln -fs /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab

  Rebooted and system booted as expected.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
  Package: ubiquity (not installed)
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.2.0-16.19-generic 4.2.3
  Uname: Linux 4.2.0-16-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.19.2-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: XFCE
  Date: Thu Oct 29 13:35:07 2015
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2015-10-29 (0 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 16.04 LTS "Xenial Xerus" - Alpha amd64 (20151029)
  SourcePackage: ubiquity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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