[SOLVED] Where does the file system proc get mounted during the boot process?

computergirl121 · 05-04-2013, 12:49 PM

I am trying to figure out where the proc gets mounted during the boot process. Is it is the /proc?

jv2112 · 05-04-2013, 04:11 PM

Yes.
/proc ................

rknichols · 05-04-2013, 04:12 PM

When the system first boots, it is running from the initrd, which is a small root filesystem in RAM. In that, there is a script named "init" that performs various functions, including the initial mounting of /proc.

The initramfs-*.img files in your /boot are compressed cpio archives of that initrd. If you want to examine the init script, you can extract it into your current directory like this:

Code:

gunzip -c /root/initramfs-$(uname -r).img | cpio -im init

computergirl121 · 05-04-2013, 05:01 PM

LOL YIPPPEEEE!!!! I got something right I am learning
Thank you.

syg00 · 05-04-2013, 05:05 PM

I've never tried it, but I suspect /proc could be mounted (almost) where-ever you want.
Stand by for all-round confusion to erupt ...

And, of course, initrd id is optional. It's unlikely the OP has a system without one, but possible.

computergirl121 · 05-04-2013, 05:05 PM

I will check out what you suggested rknichols. Thanks a lot

rknichols · 05-04-2013, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by syg00

I've never tried it, but I suspect /proc could be mounted (almost) where-ever you want.

And in fact, it does get mounted in other places, all simultaneously, wherever things that run in a chroot environment need access to /proc.

Quote:

And, of course, initrd id is optional. It's unlikely the OP has a system without one, but possible.

Since this is a Fedora-specific forum, I'd say that liklihood is vanishingly small.