>Number:         17347
>Category:       install
>Synopsis:       sysinst should gracefully handle read only nfs root
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    install-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Jun 20 20:16:00 PDT 2002
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     grant beattie
>Release:        NetBSD-current from 20020328 snapshot, kernel from today
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD fox 1.6B NetBSD 1.6B (MINIMAL) #2: Fri Jun 21 11:06:20 EST 2002 grant@tinkerbell:/sys/arch/sparc64/compile/MINIMAL sparc64

>Description:
if nfs root is not writable by root user, after asking:

	Please enter a name for your NetBSD disk [mydisk]:

sysinst bombs with:

	Could not open /etc/disktab

It would be better if sysinst handled this gracefully. Give the user a
chance to fix the exports on the server, and continue the
installation.
>How-To-Repeat:
run sysinst with read only (or not root-writable) nfs root.
>Fix:
none provided.

>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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