1 files changed, 2 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/rc.sysinit b/rc.sysinit
index 6455566..746b0ad 100755
--- a/rc.sysinit
+++ b/rc.sysinit
@@ -198,17 +198,8 @@ fsck_reboot $fsckret
 status "Remounting Root Read/Write" \
 	mount -n -o remount,rw /
 
-# don't touch /etc/mtab if it is a symlink to /proc/self/mounts
-if [[ ! -L /etc/mtab ]]; then
-	stat_busy "Creating mtab"
-		rm -f /etc/mtab~* # delete any stale locks
-		if [[ -x $(type -P findmnt) && -e /proc/self/mountinfo ]]; then
-			findmnt -rnu -o SOURCE,TARGET,FSTYPE,OPTIONS >| /etc/mtab
-		else
-			cat /proc/mounts >| /etc/mtab
-		fi
-	(( $? == 0 )) && stat_done || stat_fail
-fi
+# force linkage of /etc/mtab to the kernel
+[[ -L /etc/mtab ]] || ln -sf /proc/self/mounts /etc/mtab
 
 # now mount all the local filesystems
 run_hook sysinit_premount