NEWROOT(8)NEWROOT(8)NAMEnewroot - replace the current root with a new one
SYNOPSISnewroot [-i] block-special
OPTIONS-i Copy mfs binary from boot image to memory
DESCRIPTION
Newroot causes the present / file system to be discarded and replaced
by the one stored in the device indicated by block-special.
The -i option may be used to prevent loading the file system service
for the new file system from disk. This is useful when for some reason
the mfs binary on disk malfunctions, rendering Minix unable to boot.
This command is normally used to replace the initial ramdisk loaded as
part of the operating system, with the operational version stored on
disk. As such, it should be invoked from the /etc/rc stored in the ini‐
tial-ramdisk image.
NOTES
Newroot should be used before any "real" use of the mount(1) command.
SEE ALSOinit(8), mount(1), mount(2).
AUTHOR
Newroot.c was written by Philip Homburg.
February 1st, 2010 NEWROOT(8)