I noticed that /proc is missing, & it is causing some application processes can't start. Any idea why /proc is not configured? What's the purpose of this mountpoint?
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Steven, Since we are dealing with a production server, the users will ask, "after mounting /proc, will it affect our existing (running) applications? Will the application crash, or stop working?" etc.
With my weak psychic powers, I know nothing about what's running on your system, but I can't think of anything likely to go wrong which hasn't already gone wrong.
A program which was expecting to see "/proc" should already be having problems because it's missing. A program which didn't notice that it was missing seems unlikely to notice anything if it suddenly appears. If you want more than this plausibility argument, then I can't help.
I could _design_ a program which might go nuts if "/proc" suddenly appeared, but I can't think of a good reason for one to exist.
I don't think that you can get a guarantee anywhere. (None which has any value, anyway.)
> [...] some application processes can't > start [...]
Steven, Yes, I've the same feeling like you. Since /proc is an optional f/s, we can mount/unmount it. If there is really a problem with the existing apps, after mounting /proc (highly unlikely), we can just unmount it.
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