Bug 13826 - Cannot edit passwd file due to readonly filesystem
Summary: Cannot edit passwd file due to readonly filesystem
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: Busybox
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Other (show other bugs)
Version: 1.32.x
Hardware: All Linux
: P5 normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: unassigned
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Reported: 2021-05-30 19:37 UTC by David
Modified: 2021-05-30 19:37 UTC (History)
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2021-05-30 19:37 UTC, David 		Details
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Description David 2021-05-30 19:37:17 UTC 
Created attachment 8981 [details]
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I'm trying to change password, file /etc/shadow is "mount --bind" in a writable filesystem so the file can be updated, but busybox will try to create a file in /etc/shadow+ , and since the filesystem is not writable, the command fails.