I need to write files to the /etc folder on an embedded system with the root partition mounted as Read Only and have them persist. Can I do this in C or C++ assuming that the application is running as root?
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I need to write files to the /etc folder on an embedded system with the root partition mounted as Read Only and have them persist. Can I do this in C or C++ assuming that the application is running as root?
You can always do the obvious:
Most embedded systems should be complete enough that mount is available.