https://pjotrs.nl/tags/read-only-root/ Recent content in Read-Only-root on Pjotrs.nl Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:29:55 +0100 https://pjotrs.nl/posts/running-phpvirtualbox-on-a-readonly-root-system/ Mon, 02 Jan 2023 16:29:55 +0100 https://pjotrs.nl/posts/running-phpvirtualbox-on-a-readonly-root-system/ Since I like to run servers from USB sticks and store the server data on harddisks. It is wise to make the root-file system read-only, to extend the life of a USB-stick. However, some programs require extra configuration to do this, since I could not find a post to do this with VirtualBox I’m making this one. Figuring out which files need to be writeable for Virtualbox We can use strace, to find the calls an application makes to the OS, (If you’re using Windows, process monitor can do similar, but still different things (including registry access) ).