Check and forbid separate /etc

A separate /etc partition is definitely not possible with any conceivable method of installing Ubuntu. partman-target (or something nearby) should check and forbid this.

I think I ran into this installing Hardy Heron. I know enough about Linux to be dangerous and I guess here's where I proved it. I thought putting /etc on it's own partition could be a benefit for risk management. now I see it's a waste of time. It really should be checked and forbidden in the installer... to save others the extra 30 minutes of a reinstall.

Ok, yes, I was able to install Hardy just fine as long as /etc wasn't in it's own partition. I think the priority should be adjusted on this. I feel it's important for the install program to not permit the user to choose a known non-working configuration.

I could increase the priority, but I guess you'd rather I just fixed it instead. ;-)

This bug was fixed in the package partman-target - 54ubuntu1

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partman-target (54ubuntu1) hardy; urgency=low

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * Resynchronise with Debian, largely to pick up checks for directories
    that must be on the root file system (LP: #148331). Remaining changes:
    - Use UUID= fstab syntax for all partitions if a UUID is available, and
      add a comment above each UUID to indicate the corresponding device at
      install time.
    - Disable automatic mounting of USB removable devices.
    - Don't use UUIDs in fstab for those device types that volumeid.postinst
      refuses to convert.
    - Mount CD-ROMs and floppies with 'exec'.
    - Use the path of the file associated with a loop device in /etc/fstab,
      rather than the filesystem's UUID or the loop device path.
    - Always set the loop option for loop devices.
    - Remove critical system files from the existing filesystem before
      installing.
    - Preserve the UID and GID of the initial user, if possible. Requires a
      patch to user-setup.
    - Mount CD-ROMs and floppies with the "utf8" option by default.
  * Don't clear partitions marked "do not use" (LP: #198106).

  [ Evan Dandrea ]
  * Clean up mountpoint check for bug fixing and readability. Thanks
    Colin Watson.

partman-target (54) unstable; urgency=low

  [ Colin Watson ]
  * Ensure that /bin, /etc, /lib*, and /sbin are on the root file system.

  [ Frans Pop ]
  * Add default value for mount_failed template (see #457901).

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