> 	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!)
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